Background: To date, there are few studies and no systematic reviews focusing specifically
on groin hernia in women. Most of the existing knowledge comes from registry data …

A consecutive series of 255 women with primary groin hernias repaired electively over a five-
year period, was reviewed. There were 271 hernias; the majority, 182 (67%) were indirect …

Purpose Groin herniorrhaphy is the most common operation performed by general
surgeons. Annually, more than 20 million groin hernias are repaired worldwide. The general …

Background About 30% of all female 'groin'hernias are femoral hernias, although often only
diagnosed during surgery. A Lichtenstein repair though, as preferred treatment modality …

Background Although 8 per cent of groin hernia repairs are performed in women, there is
little published literature relating specifically to women. This study compared differences in …

Objective: Based on an analysis of data from the Herniamed Registry, this study aims to
identify all factors influencing the outcome in female groin hernia repair. Background: In a …

Background. National clinical guidelines on the surgical management of groin hernia have
been published by the Royal College of Surgeons of England. There is also a need for …

Hernia (Greek kele/hernios--bud or offshoot) was present in the human history from its very
beginning. The role of surgery was restricted to the treatment of huge umbilical and groin …

SUMMARY The nationwide Danish Hernia Database, recording more than 10.000 inguinal
and 400 femoral hernia repairs annually, provides a unique opportunity to present valid …

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