Background Inguinal hernia repair is the most frequent operation in general surgery. There
are several techniques: the Shouldice technique is sometimes considered the best method …

Background Current techniques for inguinal hernia repair show similar recurrence rates.
Therefore, recurrence is no longer the main issue discussed when considering improving …

Introduction Chronic pain after hernia repair is common, and it is unclear to what extent the
different operation techniques influence its incidence. The aim of the present study was to …

The aim of this study was to analyze and evaluate the long-term recurrence rate and risk
factors for inguinal hernia recurrence in patients treated by the Shouldice suture repair. A …

The history of surgical repair of groin hernia is a lengthy record of assorted techniques in
search of a cure for an ailment that comes in many sizes and shapes and that has plagued …

INTRODUCTION Somewhat debated, the etymologic origins of ''hernia''have been traced
back to the Latin word hirnia, meaning ''a rupture,''and to the Greek word hernios, meaning …

Résumé La pubalgie est fréquente chez le sportif (10 et 12% selon le sport, football et
rugby). Les formes pariéto-abdominales représentent 5% des atteintes chez le joueur de …

Background: Recurrent inguinal hernia constitutes a significant problem for the surgical
community. Incidence of recurrence and chronic groin pain after hernia repair require …

The last edition of this chapter started out with the question “operation or truss?” The
retention and compression of reducible hernias by truss or corsage is at least 4,000 years …

Introduction This paper presents a new surgical technique of inguinal hernia repair in which
both crura of the aponeurosis of the external oblique abdominal muscle and transverse …