An inguinal hernia is an abnormal protrusion of intra-abdominal tissue through a fascial
defect in the groin. When a part of bowel which is inside the hernia sac becomes obstructed …

Surgeons have not yet satisfactorily solved the problem of inguinal hernia, as is
demonstrated by the high percentage of recurrence in subjects operated outside specialist …

Focuses on the inguinal hernia repairs. Importance of integrity of the posterior wall for
normal inguinal canal; Techniques in operation for division of transversalis fascia using …

BACKGROUND Inguinal hernia surgery has undergone numerous advances in the last few
years. This study analysed the changes in the practice of one surgeon in a district general …

Background: Inguinal hernia is a common surgical problem, but it can present a surgical
dilemma for the skilled surgeon when it exhibits some unusual contents. While watchful …

A randomized controlled trial was conducted on 142 adult male and female patients for
primary inguinal hernias by the Shouldice or the Bassini-Kirschner surgical technique …

Bassini in 1988 posted a milestone in the history of not only hernia surgery but of all surgery
when he reported a reduction in the recurrence rate from 100 to 10% with his operation …

The early postoperative results of 1273 operations for inguinal hernia are reported. In
addition, the late outcome of 688 operations of patients answering the questionnaires was …

In this prospective multicenter trial 365 patients with groin hernias were randomly assigned
to three methods of open repair (Bassini, Shouldice, Lichtenstein) and two methods of …

Background: We performed a prospective study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of
laparoscopic hernia repair in our hospital. Methods: A total of 2500 consecutive …