Background Measuring health-related quality of life (QoL) after surgery is essential for
decision making by patients, surgeons, and payers. The aim of this consensus conference …

Background Although a large number of surgeons currently perform endoscopic hernia
surgery using a total extraperitoneal (TEP) approach, reviews published to date are based …

Introduction Worldwide, more than 20 million patients undergo groin hernia repair annually.
The many different approaches, treatment indications and a significant array of techniques …

Methods The coordinator of the consensus development conference (HJB) and two
members of the consensus panel (BvdH and MMP) selected a group of 14 surgeons …

Background We performed a scientific evaluation of the efficacy of different surgical
techniques for inginual hernia repair and supported our findings by conducting a systematic …

Introduction Chronic pain after hernia repair is common, and it is unclear to what extent the
different operation techniques influence its incidence. The aim of the present study was to …

Introduction There is an ongoing debate about the preferred technique for inguinal hernia
repair. In this randomized study the long-term results of Shouldice, Lichtenstein and …

Background The effect of hospital specialization on the risk of hernia recurrence after
inguinal hernia repair is not well described. Methods We studied Ontario residents who had …

Abstract Background The Shouldice technique is the 'gold standard'of open non-mesh
hernia repair. The aim of this study was to compare 5-year recurrence rates after Shouldice …

Background Laparoscopic surgery has emerged as a new treatment modality for inguinal
hernia repair. The aim of the present study was to analyse its long-term costs in relation to …