Although the mesh plug procedure is an effective operation, sutureless implantation of a
single onlay mesh, if successful, would avoid the risks of plug-related complications. One …

Ambulatory surgery has been recently gaining popularity owing to the increasing constraints
on public-sector health care resources. Inguinal hernia repair is one of the most common …

Despite improvements in hernia surgery, there are still unsolved problems, especially when
operations are performed outside dedicated hernia centres: reduction of recurrence rates …

Introduction Patients who present with symptomatic, clinically occult, radiologically evident
(SCORE) inguinal hernia represent diagnostic and therapeutic challenge with a wide …

The purpose of this review is to showcase the added value of scrotal magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI) in the workup of neoplastic and non-neoplastic entities. While ultrasound …

INTRODUCTION—Hernias are among the oldest recorded afflictions of humankind. A hernia
is defined as a protrusion, bulge, or projection of an organ or a part of an organ through the …

Purpose We sought to compare females and males for the risk of reoperation following
different inguinal hernia repair approaches (open, laparoscopic, and robotic). Methods We …

The definitive treatment for all hernias, regardless of origin or type, is surgical repair [1].
Groin hernia repair is one of the most commonly performed operations. Over 20 million …

Introducción La alta prevalencia del tratamiento quirúrgico de la hernia inguinal
(procedimiento más frecuente en cirugía general) ha llevado a la Asociación Española de …

Purpose To determine the relationship between abdominal hernia and obesity. Although
obesity is frequently cited as a risk factor for abdominal hernia, few studies have confirmed …