Background Mesh is recommended for the repair of most hernias when prevention of
recurrence is the primary endpoint. However, mesh may be associated with increased …

Purpose Inguinal hernia repair using surgical mesh is a very common surgical operation.
Currently, there is no consensus on the best technique for mesh fixation. We conducted an …

Background: This meta-analysis was performed to determine the degree to which
improvements in open hernia repair (OHR) in the last decade have altered the relative …

Background Primary ventral hernia (PVH) and incisional hernia (IH) repair using a mesh
appears to reduce hernia recurrence. However, are the benefits of mesh offset in part by …

Background Groin hernia repair is one of the most frequent operations, but there is no
consensus about surgical or anaesthetic technique. Furthermore, no nationwide studies …

Background Incisional hernia (IH) remains a very frequent postoperative complication. The 2
techniques most frequently used are the onlay repair and sublay repair. However, it remains …

Background Despite 100,000 ventral hernia repairs (VHR) being performed annually, no
gold standard for the technique exists. Mesh has been shown to decrease recurrence rates …

Repair of contaminated/infected ventral incisional hernias is marked by high rates of
recurrence, complications, and/or explantation of synthetic mesh. Biologic mesh products …

Background The objective of this study was systematically to analyse published randomized
trials comparing lightweight mesh (LWM) with heavyweight mesh (HWM) in open inguinal …

SUMMARY The nationwide Danish Hernia Database, recording more than 10.000 inguinal
and 400 femoral hernia repairs annually, provides a unique opportunity to present valid …