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 …

Introduction Although many surgeons have adopted the use of biologic and biosynthetic
meshes in complex abdominal wall hernia repair, others have questioned the use of these …

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 Robotic groin hernia repair (r-TAPP) is demonstrating rapid adoption in the US.
Barriers in Europe include: low availability of robotic systems to general surgeons, cost of …

Background: More than 20 million patients worldwide undergo groin hernia repair annually.
Every year more than 800,000 inguinal hernia repairs are performed in the United States …

Background The effectiveness of different procedures in routine surgical practice for hernia
repair with respect to chronic postoperative pain and reoperation rates is not clear. Methods …

Background In inguinal hernia repair, chronic pain must be expected in 10–12% of cases.
Around one-quarter of patients (2–4%) experience severe pain requiring treatment. The risk …

Introduction: In hernia surgery, too, the influence of the surgeon on the outcome can be
demonstrated. Therefore the role of the learning curve, supervised procedures by surgeons …

Background In the new international guidelines only the mesh-based Lichtenstein, TEP and
TAPP techniques are recommended. This present analysis of data from the Herniamed …

Inguinal hernia repairs are one of the most common procedures performed in general
surgical departments. Approximately 20 million hernia repairs are performed annually all …