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 …

Abstract Purpose In 2009, the European Hernia Society published the EHS Guidelines for
the Treatment of Inguinal Hernia in Adult Patients. The Guidelines contain recommendations …

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

Objectives To evaluate the benefits and harms of different inguinal and femoral hernia repair
techniques in adults, specifically comparing closure with mesh versus without mesh …

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 …

Abstract Purpose The Open Lichtenstein technique, the Laparoscopic Trans-Abdominal
PrePeritoneal (TAPP), the Totally Extra Peritoneal (TEP), and the robotic TAPP (rTAPP) are …

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

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

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

Background Totally extraperitoneal (TEP) repair and transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP)
repair are the most used laparoscopic techniques for inguinal hernia treatment. However …