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 …

Background One standard repair technique for groin hernias does not exist. The objective of
this study is to perform an update meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis to investigate if …

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 …

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 …

Background: Chronic postoperative pain is a major drawback of inguinal hernia repair. This
study compared the frequency of chronic pain after laparoscopic (totally extraperitoneal …

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

Background Groin hernia repair is one of the most common operations performed globally,
with more than 20 million procedures per year. The last guidelines on groin hernia …

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 …