The ultimate measure of success of inguinal hernia repair is the rate of recurrence. Although other procedure-related complications are important and have been shown to affect healthrelated quality-of-life parameters, recurrence is more challenging for the patients and the surgeon. From the patients’ perspective, the initial physical and mental investment in the operation has failed. A new inve...

Inguinal hernia repair in infants is a routine surgical procedure. However, numerous issues, including timing of the repair, the need to explore the contralateral groin, use of laparoscopy, and anesthetic approach, remain unsettled. Given the lack of compelling data, consideration should be given to large, prospective, randomized controlled trials to determine best practices for the management ...

abdominal wall endometriosis, the commonest type of extra-pelvic endometriosis, may rarely develop spontaneously in the absence of prior surgical scar. we aim to report 3 cases with this unique characteristic, two of them with a diagnosis of unusual development of umbilical endometriosis and one with inguinal endometriosis, from the perspective of a general surgeon. because of the potential pit...

INTRODUCTION The inguinal approach to the distal part of the ureter allows the surgeon to perform various types of procedures and is considered to be one of the minimally invasive techniques in pediatric surgery. We aim to describe our initial experience with the surgery of the distal ureter performed through an inguinal mini-incision. MATERIAL AND METHODS Between March 2012 and June 2013, 8 ...

INTRODUCTION Inguinal hernia is a common condition that affects millions of people world-wide every year. In Denmark (population of 5.5 million), more than 10,000 repairs of inguinal hernias are performed annually. The optimal surgical procedure for mesh placement and fixation is still being debated because of long-term complications such as persisting pain and impairment of sexual function. Th...

Inguinal hernia repair is one of the commonest general surgical procedures performed worldwide. Laparoscopic associated with faster recovery, less post operative pain and comparable rates recurrence. Using stapling devices increases TAPP chronic groin pain. We conducted a prospective trial for laparoscopic inguinal on 43 patients in which we did not fix mesh. The primary purpose this study was ...

introduction: there are several evidences in favour of  relationship of inguinal hernias and connective-tissue disorders. soldiers are one susceptible group for inguinal hernia. the aim of this study is to evaluate the prevalence of benign joint hypermobility syndrome (bjhs) in soldiers and its relationship to inguinal hernias during training periods. methods: this descriptive-analytic cohort s...