Importance More than 350 000 ventral hernias are repaired in the United States annually, of
which 75% are primary ventral hernias (eg, umbilical or epigastric hernias). Despite the …

Introduction Selection of an optimal surgical technique for inguinal hernia repair, allowing
safe performance and rapid recovery without long-term complaints, may contribute …

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

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 …

Methods The coordinator of the consensus development conference (HJB) and two
members of the consensus panel (BvdH and MMP) selected a group of 14 surgeons …

Since the last publication, in 2008, of the Surgical Clinics of North America hernia edition,
many important guidelines and meta-analyses concerning inguinal hernia surgery have …

Background We performed a scientific evaluation of the efficacy of different surgical
techniques for inginual hernia repair and supported our findings by conducting a systematic …

Purpose To determine the best surgical approach for the open repair of primary umbilical
hernias. Methods Studies were identified through searching MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the …

Background On the basis of lower incidence of postoperative pain and faster recovery
compared with open techniques, the laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal patch …

Background The aim of this study was to investigate outcomes in the treatment of bilateral
inguinal hernia, comparing the laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal (TEP) and open tension …