Purpose The incidence of inguinal hernia is higher in elderly because of aging-related
diseases like prostatism, bronchitis, collagen laxity. A conservative management is common …

Background No study has evaluated the relative importance of patient, surgeon, and
hospital-level factors on surgeon and hospital variation in hernia reoperation rates. This …

Background There is currently little information regarding the impact of procedure volume on
outcomes after open inguinal hernia repair in the United States. Our hypothesis was that …

BACKGROUND Abdominal wall hernia repair is a common surgical procedure. In Denmark,
about 10,000 and 3,000 patients are operated on annually for groin and ventral hernias …

Despite all the progress made in inguinal hernia surgery driven by the development of
meshes and laparoendoscopic operative techniques, the proportion of recurrent inguinal …

Objetivo: Determinar la incidencia de complicaciones tempranas y tardías según técnicas
de Lichtenstein y Nyhus en el manejo de hernias inguinales en el Hospital Militar Central …

The ultimate measure of success of inguinal hernia repair is the rate of recurrence. Although
other procedure-related complications are important and have been shown to affect …

Purpose Outcome after ventral hernia repair is not optimal. The surgical technique relies on
personal preferences or evidence from small-scale studies, rather than large-scale …

Background The guidelines recommend laparoscopic repair for bilateral inguinal hernia.
However, few studies compare the totally extraperitoneal (TEP) and transabdominal …

To date, the scientific definition “hernia center” does not exist and this term is being used by
hospitals and private institutions as a marketing instrument. Hernia surgery has become …