Before the introduction of general anaesthesia by Morton in 1846, incisional hernias were
rare. As survival after abdominal surgery became more common so did the incidence of …

Inguinal hernias are common; the lifetime risk for men is 27% and for women 3%. 1 It has
been estimated that worldwide over 20 million repairs of inguinal hernia are carried out each …

Abdominal wall hernias are common, with a prevalence of 1.7% for all ages and 4% for
those aged over 45 years. Inguinal hernias account for 75% of abdominal wall hernias, with …

A hernia is the protrusion of an organ, such as the bowel, through the wall of the cavity in
which it normally resides. 1 Paediatric hernias are common developmental abnormalities …

An overweight 65 year old woman visits her general practitioner with discomfort in her right
groin. On examination, the suggestion of a reducible groin lump is noted. She is routinely …

Since the introduction of anaesthesia by Morton in 1846, and as survivable abdominal
surgery became more common, so did the incidence of incisional hernias. Since then, more …

In the past decade hernia surgery has been challenged by two new technologies: by
laparoscopy, which has attempted to change the traditional open operative techniques, and …

BACKGROUND: A hernia service within a general hospital was prospectively evaluated to
establish whether evidence-based protocols could deliver results comparable to those …

Laparoscopy enables hernial orifices to be observed and tension-free mesh repair to be
carried out effectively. In the first randomised controlled trial on hernia repair, which …

Objective: To compare tension-free open mesh hernioplasty under local anaesthetic with
transabdominal preperitoneal laparoscopic hernia repair under general anaesthetic …