Inguinal hernia repair: are the results from a general hospital comparable to those from dedicated hernia centres?

Introduction: We aimed to report the outcomes of inguinal hernia repair performed at Tan Tock Seng Hospital and compare them with those performed at dedicated hernia centres.

Methods: We retrospectively analysed the medical records and telephone interviews of 520 patients who underwent inguinal hernia repair in 2010.

Results: The majority of the patients were male (498 [95.