Objective: To describe the characteristics of patients undergoing multiple groin hernia
repairs and to identify strategies that prevent further recurrence. Summary Background Data …

Background The reoperation rate after recurrent groin hernia surgery is more than twice that
recorded for primary groin hernia procedures. The aim was to define the outcome from …

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 …

Purpose If the pathogeneses of the development of a recurrence varies following the
different methods of hernia repair, the time required to develop a recurrence could be …

Abstract Background According to the Swedish Hernia Register (SHR), the reoperation rate
is more than doubled after recurrent groin hernia repair compared with primary repair. The …

Laparoscopic repair is considered by many to be the operation of choice for a recurrent
hernia. The aim of this study was to compare long-term outcome of laparoscopic and open …

Between November 1991 and May 1993, 54 recurrent groin hernias were laparoscopically
repaired in 50 patients. Forty-eight were men and two were women. Forty-six recurrent …

Introduction The aim of this study was to investigate reoperation for recurrence in men and
women with respect to method of repair, hernia anatomy and year of operation. Method …

Objective To find out whether simultaneous repair of bilateral hernias increases the risk of
recurrence compared with unilateral repair. Design Prospective study. Setting Swedish …

Objective: Analysis of reoperation and recurrence rates three years after repair of groin
hernias. Design: Prospective audit by questionnaire and selective follow‐up. Setting: Eight …