Background: Despite the advent of innovative surgical platforms and operative techniques, a
definitive indication of the best surgical option for the treatment of unilateral primary inguinal …

Methods The term 'chronic post-herniorrhaphy pain'has a wide variety of interpretations in
the literature. The International Association for the Study of Pain has defined chronic pain as …

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

Abstract The European Hernia Society (EHS) is proud to present the EHS Guidelines for the
Treatment of Inguinal Hernia in Adult Patients. The Guidelines contain recommendations for …

Background For the scientific evaluation of the endoscopic and open mesh techniques for
the repair of inguinal hernia, meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials (RCT) are …

BACKGROUND: Chronic pain is a severe complication of mesh-based inguinal hernia
repair. Its perceived risk varies widely in the literature. The current objectives are to review …

Background: Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair (LIHR), using a transabdominal
preperitoneal (TAPP) or totally extraperitoneal (TEP) technique, is an alternative to …

Background Totally extraperitoneal (TEP) repair and transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP)
repair are the most used laparoscopic techniques for inguinal hernia treatment. However …

Background: This randomized controlled trial was designed to compare the most common
technique for open mesh repair (Lichtenstein) with the currently preferred minimally invasive …

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 …