Tag: Inguinal hernia

International guidelines for groin hernia management

Introduction The many different approaches, treatment indications and a significant array of techniques for groin hernia repair warrant guidelines to standardize care, minimize complications, and improve results. Worldwide, more than 20 million patients undergo groin hernia repair annually. The main goal of these guidelines is to improve patient outcomes, specifically to decrease recurrence rates and […]

European Hernia Society guidelines on the treatment of inguinal hernia in adult patients

Introduction Update with level 1 studies of the European Hernia Society guidelines on the treatment of inguinal hernia in adult patients In 2009, the European Hernia Society published the EHS Guidelines for the Treatment of Inguinal Hernia in Adult Patients. The guidelines contain recommendations for the treatment of inguinal hernia from diagnosis till aftercare.  The […]