Introduction There is an increasingly controversial debate about the best possible incisional
hernia repair technique. Despite the good outcomes of laparoscopic IPOM, concerns about …

Purpose Groin hernia repair is one of the most frequent operation performed worldwide.
Chronic postoperative inguinal pain (CPIP) is the most common and challenging …

Purpose To assess the rate of late chronic postoperative inguinal pain (CPIP) after groin
hernia repair in patients with different categories of preoperative VRS (Verbal Rating Scale) …

Introduction Due to the paucity of randomized controlled trials, meta-analyses of incisional
hernia repair can hardly give any insights into the influence factors on the various outcome …

Introduction The proportion of recurrences in the total collective of all incisional hernias has
been reported to be around 25%. In the European Hernia Society (EHS) classification …

Objective: To examine the effects of comorbid chronic pain and obesity on the concentration
of circulating inflammatory biomarkers. Methods: We used a multiple-cohort observational …

Background Despite females accounting for nearly half of ventral and incisional hernia
repairs performed each year in the United States, shockingly little attention has been paid to …

Abstract Aims and Objectives This study aimed to analyse the association of preoperative
pain beliefs with postoperative pain levels in abdominal surgery patients. Background …

Introduction In recent surgical literature, gender-specific differences in the outcome of hernia
surgery has been analyzed. We already know that female patients are at higher risk to …

Background Incisional hernia (IH) is common and recurrence rates remain high. Although
the goal of treatment should be to improve quality of life, studies addressing this aspect are …