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 …

Abstract Purpose The Open Lichtenstein technique, the Laparoscopic Trans-Abdominal
PrePeritoneal (TAPP), the Totally Extra Peritoneal (TEP), and the robotic TAPP (rTAPP) are …

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 Groin hernia management has a significant worldwide diversity with multiple
surgical techniques and variable outcomes. The International guidelines for groin hernia …

Inguinal hernia repair is one of the most frequently performed surgery. The ideal procedure
for inguinal hernia repair remains controversial. Open Lichtenstein tension-free mesh repair …

Background Inguinal hernia repair is one of the most common operations performed
worldwide with most of the burden of these occurring in low‐or middle‐income countries …

Background Inguinal hernia repair is a common low-risk intervention. Patient-reported
outcomes (PROs) are being used increasingly as primary outcomes in clinical trials. The aim …

Background–purpose Totally extraperitoneal (TEP) endoscopic hernioplasty and
Lichtenstein hernioplasty are the most commonly used approaches for inguinal hernia …

Introduction Based on the new international guidelines for groin hernia management, there
is no one surgical technique that is suited to all patient characteristics and diagnostic …

Background: Chronic postoperative inguinal pain (CPIP) is the most common long-term
complication of inguinal hernia repair. As such procedures are routinely performed, CPIP …