Background Inguinal hernia has a lifetime incidence of 27% in men and 3% in women.
Surgery is the recommended treatment, but there is no consensus on the best method. Open …

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

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 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 …

HISTORY OF INGUINAL HERNIA REPAIR (ABSTRACT): Inguinal hernia most probably has
been a disease ever since mankind existed. In view of its existence in different kinds of …

Purpose Although at present nonabsorbable meshes are the preferred material for tension-
free hernioplasty, some problems with their use have yet to be addressed (ie, chronic pain …

Abdominal wall hernias are a common problem in the general population. A Western
estimate reveals that the lifetime risk of developing a hernia is about 2%.–As a result, hernia …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to review the latest evidence on operative and
perioperative management of patients with groin hernia. Methods A literature review of …

Introduction: Although polypropylene mesh are the preferred prosthesis materials for the
tensionfree hernioplasties because they handle well and become quickly integrated, having …

Purpose Laparoscopic percutaneous extraperitoneal closure (LPEC) has become routine for
repairing pediatric inguinal hernia (IH). Reports on the effective repair of IH in challenging …