BACKGROUND: Hernia characteristics and patient factors associated with acute compared
with elective groin hernia surgery are unknown. STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective study of …

Introduction Using registry analyses, a large number of influencing factors on the
perioperative outcome of groin hernia repair has been identified. The interactions between …

Patients with groin herniae do not always seek medical advice and, when listed for surgery,
often wait many months for elective repair. We audited our emergency admissions for …

Purpose Hernia repairs are a common surgical procedure, and are associated with a
significant cost. Despite the acceptance of the advantages of early elective hernia repairs …

Objective: This study aims to analyze and identify risk factors for postoperative complications
and analyze the relative risk of reoperation for recurrence for respective complication …

Objective: To analyze mortality following groin hernia operations. Summary Background
Data: It is well known that the incidence of groin hernia in men exceeds the incidence in …

Purpose Emergency groin hernia is an understudied research field despite its severity
requiring emergency surgery associated with high postoperative morbidity and mortality …

Femoral hernias are infrequently encountered groin hernias. The purpose of this study was
to describe the natural history of femoral hernias by evaluating patient demographics …

Introduction: While the proportion of emergency groin hernia repairs in developed countries
is 2.5–7.7%, the percentage in developing countries can be as high as 76.9%. The mortality …

Background Groin hernia is one of the most frequently encountered pathologies occurring in
old age and it is often the cause of emergency procedures. In our study we evaluate the …