HISTORY Inguinal hernia repair has been one of the most common operations performed by
general surgeons for years. It is estimated that 700,000 hernia operations are performed in …

Inguinal hernias are common, with a lifetime risk of 27% in men and 3% in women. Inguinal
hernia repair is one of the most common operations in general surgery. Despite more than …

“Besides the surgical and anesthetic techniques used, the rate of recurrence also depends
on the quality of follow-up of patients including duration of follow-up (median and range) …

The treatment of inguinal hernias has been undergoing metamorphosis over the last 30
years. The techniques for surgical repair have been shifting from tissue-and suture-based …

Since 1884, when Edoardo Bassini started the modern era of surgical correction of inguinal
hernia (today the most common procedure performed by the general surgeon), many …

Inguinal hernia repair is one of the most common operations in general surgery with rates of
repair ranging from 10 per 10,000 population in the United Kingdom to 28 per 10,000 in the …

The repair of groin hernias are amongst the most commonly performed procedures by the
general surgeon today, with almost as many types of repairs as there are hernias. Inguinal …

Lichtenstein Technique Page 1 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Open “Tension-Free” Repair of Inguinal
Hernias: The Lichtenstein Technique Parviz K. Amid," Alex. G. Shulman" and Irving L …

HISTORY OF INGUINAL HERNIA REPAIR (ABSTRACT): Inguinal hernia most probably has
been a disease ever since mankind existed. In view of its existence in different kinds of …

Objective: To review the recent surgical advances in the treatment of inguinal hernias.
Summary Background Data: Traditional tissue-based techniques (eg, Bassini, McVay …