Introduction Artificial intelligence and computer vision are revolutionizing the way we
perceive video analysis in minimally invasive surgery. This emerging technology has …

Purpose One-third of patients presenting with inguinal hernia are asymptomatic and the best
treatment for these patients is unclear. The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility of …

Introduction There is a need for hernia centers and specialist hernia surgeons because of
the increasing complexity of hernia surgery procedures due to new techniques, more difficult …

Background Inguinal or femoral hernia is a tissue protrusion in the groin region and has a
cumulative incidence of 27% in adult men and of 3% in adult women. As most hernias …

Purpose As the ultimate procedure which each surgeon decides to perform for a unilateral
uncomplicated inguinal hernia remains controversial, we queried the Americas Hernia …

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 Surgical repair is recommended for all children with inguinal hernia due to fear
of incarceration. The aim of this study was to assess the risk of incarceration and …

Purpose To evaluate and compare peri-operative outcomes through 30 days, including pain
and quality of life (QOL) through 3 months across three cohorts of inguinal hernia repair …

Background The impact of laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair (IHR) on chronic groin pain
(CGP) prevalence, risk and daily activities compared to open IHR is still unclear. Methods A …

Introduction Inguinal hernias are repaired using either open or minimally invasive surgical
techniques. For both types of surgery it has been demonstrated that a higher annual …