Background The Cooperative Hernia Study assessed postoperative pain in a prospective
trial as part of a larger study looking at the recurrence rate and other morbidity of the Bassini …

The repair of a simple inguinal hernia or a complicated incisional hernia no longer involves
just the sewing together of a defect in the musculature. Present-day hernia operations …

The evolution of tension-free hernioplasty techniques; culminating in the mesh-plug repair,
is presented. Experience with 1563 cases is described. Recurrences have been virtually …

BACKGROUND: Hernia repair is the second most frequently performed operation in France
and in the United States, the prevalence being 36 for every 1000 males. Lowering the …

Just twelve years ago Lichtenstein described a “tension-free” onlay of polypropylene mesh
for inguinal hernia repair. Surgeons who claim that he introduced nothing new and that the …

The lowest recurrence rates after inguinal hernia repair have been achieved by specialized
hernia clinics. The Shouldice repair achieves success through application of a meticulous …

Objective: To compare results and outcomes following laparoscopic and tension-free open
inguinal herniorrhaphy. Design: A prospective, nonrandomized trial of a single surgeon's …

The British Hernia Centre is a private free-standing day surgery clinic offering ambulatory
abdominal wall hernia repair under local anesthesia. The authors' experience of the …

A series of 2,105 femoral hernia repairs performed in a 17 year period has been reviewed.
Of these, 1,138 were primary and 967 were recurrent. In the majority of the primary repairs …

The are several studies on inguinal hernias that give some clues about the association
between this type of hernia and certain risk factors. This association was suspected long ago …