Surgical Strategy for Contralateral Groin Management in Patients Scheduled for Unilateral Inguinal Hernia Repair: An International Web-Based Surveymonkey Questionnaire: Strategy for Contralateral Groin Management during Inguinal Hernia Repair.

Background: A contralateral occult inguinal hernia is frequently observed in patients planned for a unilateral laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair. Surgical strategy for contralateral groin management in patients scheduled for an endo-laparoscopic unilateral inguinal hernia repair is controversial and based on questionable evidence. This study aimed to gather international opinion concerning the surgical strategy for the contralateral asymptomatic side when no hernia or lipoma is clinically evident at the preoperative examination or anamnesis.

Evolution of ventral hernia repair.

Purpose: The aim of this review was to look at relevant data and research on the evolution of ventral hernia repair.

Methods: Resources including books, research, guidelines, and online articles were reviewed to provide a concise history of and data on the evolution of ventral hernia repair.

Results: The evolution of ventral hernia repair has a very long history, from the recognition of ventral hernias to its current management, with significant contributions from different authors.

Inguinal hernia repair: toward Asian guidelines.

Groin hernias are very common, and surgical treatment is usually recommended. In fact, hernia repair is the most common surgical procedure performed worldwide. In countries such as the USA, China, and India, there may easily be over 1 million repairs every year.

Repeated in vivo inguinal measurements to estimate a single optimal mesh size for inguinal herniorrhaphy.

Background: Inguinal hernia is a common condition and its repair (herniorrhaphy) is one of the most commonly performed procedures in general surgery. The Lichtenstein herniorrhaphy technique is a widely used and effective surgery that uses mesh to reinforce the area of weakness. Although a wide range of mesh sizes are available for use in hernia repair, in low-resource health care settings the provision of multiple products may not be supportable and it may be necessary for the provision and use of a single mesh size.