Abstract Purpose In 2009, the European Hernia Society published the EHS Guidelines for
the Treatment of Inguinal Hernia in Adult Patients. The Guidelines contain recommendations …

Background. Fibrin sealant became the first modern era material approved as a hemostat in
the United States in 1998. It is the only agent presently approved as a hemostat, sealant …

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

Purpose Inguinal hernia repair is one of the most performed procedure all over the world
with more than 20 million procedures performed each year. Due to the lack of data in …

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 Chronic pain following mesh‐based inguinal hernia repair is frequently
reported, and has a significant impact on quality of life. Whether mesh fixation with glue can …

Background The rigorous elicitation of user needs is a crucial step for both medical device
design and purchasing. However, user needs elicitation is often based on qualitative …

Abstract Background Following the Food and Drug Administration approval, robot-assisted
colorectal surgery has gained more acceptance among surgeons. One of the open issues …

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) …

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