The incidence of mesh-related infection after abdominal wall hernia repair is low, generally
between 1 and 4%; however, worldwide, this corresponds to tens of thousands of difficult …

Background Inguinal hernias are a significant cause of morbidity. The purpose of this
systematic review and meta-analysis is to determine the totality of evidence regarding the …

Introduction Mesh fixation in inguinal hernia repair, has been a controversial subject for
many years. Therefore, in this study, we evaluated and compared fixation and non-fixation of …

Background An inguinoscrotal hernia is defined as “giant” if descending below the midpoint
of the inner thigh of a patient in upright position. In developed countries this is a rare entity …

Background There is no clear answer regarding the use of laparoscopic techniques versus
the Lichtenstein method for the treatment of recurrent inguinal hernia. Objective The aim of …

Purpose Studies comparing laparoscopic (LIHR) vs. open inguinal hernia repair (OIHR)
have shown similar recurrence rates but have disagreed on perioperative outcomes and …

Background The aims of the present systematic review and meta-analysis were to compare
non-mesh Desarda technique with standard mesh-based Lichtenstein technique for inguinal …

Throughout the past few years, hernia incidence has remained at a high level worldwide,
with more than 20 million people requiring hernia surgery each year. Synthetic hernia …

Background: Reports on preoperative progressive pneumoperitoneum (PPP) and botulinum
toxin A (BTA) for managing giant inguinoscrotal hernias are limited. Hence, we report our …

Objective The objective of this article is to evaluate whether the surgical outcomes differ
between single incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) versus multi-incision laparoscopic …