Background The use of mesh for groin hernia repair has dramatically changed the way this
common operation is performed. The aim of this study was to survey the methods of groin …

Background The effectiveness of different procedures in routine surgical practice for hernia
repair with respect to chronic postoperative pain and reoperation rates is not clear. Methods …

Background: The aim of this study was to compare the incidence of chronic pain or
discomfort after laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal (TEP) repair and open mesh repair of …

Background Although 8 per cent of groin hernia repairs are performed in women, there is
little published literature relating specifically to women. This study compared differences in …

Background Open tension‐free methods of groin hernia repair have been widely adopted
despite little rigorous evaluation. Methods Information was assimilated from all randomized …

Repair of Groin Hernia With Synthetic Mesh: Meta-Analysis of... : Annals of Surgery Repair of
Groin Hernia With Synthetic Mesh: Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials : Annals of …

Objective: To compare tension-free open mesh hernioplasty under local anaesthetic with
transabdominal preperitoneal laparoscopic hernia repair under general anaesthetic …

Objective To analyze reoperation rates for recurrent and primary groin hernia repair
documented in the Swedish Hernia Register from 1996 to 1998, and to study variables …

BACKGROUND: Repair of a groin hernia is one of the most common elective operations
performed in general surgery. Our aim was to compare laparoscopic repair with open repair …

Background Groin hernia repair is one of the commonest operations in general surgery.
Existing techniques have very low and acceptable recurrence rates, but chronic pain and …