Abstract Introduction The Accreditation and Certification of Hernia Centers and Surgeons
(ACCESS) Group of the European Hernia Society (EHS) recognizes that there is a growing …

Purpose Recurrence after laparoscopic inguinal herniorrhaphy is poorly understood.
Reports suggest that up to 13% of all inguinal herniorrhaphies worldwide, irrespective of the …

Introduction Worldwide, more than 20 million patients undergo groin hernia repair annually.
The many different approaches, treatment indications and a significant array of techniques …

Inguinal hernias are a common problem that affect a large number of people around the
globe. This leads to a surgical disease of significant scope, with 20 million inguinal hernia …

Purpose To examine the current evidence on the therapeutic role and outcomes of robotic
Transabdominal Preperitoneal Inguinal hernia repair (rTAPP) to better define its risk–benefit …

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 The reported range of seroma formation in the literature after TEP repair is
between 0.5 and 12.2% and for TAPP between 3.0 and 8.0%. Significant clinical factors …

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 …

Background: This study aimed to identify the best procedure for addressing inguinal hernias
by comparing results after transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP), totally extraperitoneal …

The current literature suggests that perioperative complications occur in 8%–10% of all
inguinal hernia repairs. However, the clinical relevance of these complications is currently …