Background: Recent efforts at development of an ideal method for herniorrhaphy have
resulted in a number of tremendous advances. The keen interest in hernia surgery and …

Background: The aim of the present randomized trial was to compare the Shouldice
procedure and the Lichtenstein hernia repair with respect to recurrence rate, technical …

Background The effect of hospital specialization on the risk of hernia recurrence after
inguinal hernia repair is not well described. Methods We studied Ontario residents who had …

Background Surgical site infection (SSI) is a common type of healthcare-associated infection
in gastrointestinal (GI) surgical procedures, which often has major consequences for patient …

Objective: To report our experience with concomitant hernia repair during robot-assisted
radical prostatectomy (RARP) with a nonprosthetic and tissue-based technique. Methods …

Since the time of Bassini, 4 hernia surgeons have gained information about surgical
techniques by examining their patients postoperatively. Few case series have reached the …

Aim Today, in inguinal hernia repair, postoperative pain and costs are regarded as equally
important issues as technique and recurrence rates. Postoperative pain is thought to vary …

Objective: To find out whether collagen tampons treated with gentamicin would prevent
postoperative infections in patients operated on for groin hernias by insertion of prostheses …

In the knowledge that Lichtenstein inguinal hernia repair is becoming increasingly popular
we evaluated this technique in a prospective randomized study. Would the Lichtenstein …

Purpose The recent international hernia guidelines advocate laparoscopic pre-peritoneal
mesh repair for primary femoral hernias. However, no randomised trial has demonstrated a …