Since the introduction of the Bassini method in 1887, more than 70 types of pure tissue
repair have been reported in the surgical literature. An unacceptable recurrence rate and …

Repair of Groin Hernia With Synthetic Mesh: Meta-Analysis of... : Annals of Surgery Repair of
Groin Hernia With Synthetic Mesh: Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials : Annals of …

Background Open tension‐free methods of groin hernia repair have been widely adopted
despite little rigorous evaluation. Methods Information was assimilated from all randomized …

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 …

Laparoscopic inguinal herniorrhaphy was first described by Ger, Schultz, Corbitt, and Filipi
in the early 1990s [1–4] and burst upon the surgical scene just after laparoscopic …

Groin hernias include indirect inguinal, direct inguinal, femoral, obturator, and supravesical
hernias. Here, we summarize historical turning points, anatomical recognition and surgical …

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

BACKGROUND: The tension-free hernioplasty as introduced by Lichtenstein has gained
increasing acceptance during the last decade although the technique has not been …

All standard methods of hernia repair involve suturing together tissues which are not
normally in apposition. This violates the basic surgical principle that tissue must never be …

The tension-free hernioplasty project began in 1984 at the Lichtenstein Hernia Institute. The
method consists of complete reinforcement of the inguinal floor with a large sheet of mesh …