Inguinal hernias represent one of the most common pathologic conditions presenting to the
general surgeon, accounting for 500,000 cases per year in the United States and more than …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Inguinal hernias are among the most common hernias repaired throughout the world. They
are more commonly diagnosed among men, at a rate 10 or more times higher than women …

The traditional classification of inguinal hernias is the most widely used system today;
however, it does not categorize all inguinal hernias nor their levels of complexity. The …

With more than 20 million patients annually, inguinal hernia repair is one of the most often
performed surgical procedures worldwide. The lifetime risk to develop an inguinal hernia is …

Funding/Sponsors/Competing Interests: The baseline study was funded by Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality grant RO1 HS 09860. The registry was supported by a …

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 …

Since the last publication, in 2008, of the Surgical Clinics of North America hernia edition,
many important guidelines and meta-analyses concerning inguinal hernia surgery have …