Key Clinical Points Groin Hernias in Adults Groin hernias are much more common in men
than in women. Patients with symptoms of acute incarceration and strangulation require …

Background The etiology of inguinal hernias remains uncertain even though the lifetime risk
of developing an inguinal hernia is 27% for men and 3% for women. The aim was to …

Introduction Worldwide, more than 20 million patients undergo groin hernia repair annually.
The many different approaches, treatment indications and a significant array of techniques …

Importance Abdominal wall hernia is one of the most common conditions encountered by
general surgeons. Rising rates of abdominal wall hernia repair have been described; …

3. Burcharth J, Andresen K, Pommergaard HC, Bisgaard T, Rosenberg J. Direct inguinal
hernias and anterior surgical approach are risk factors for female inguinal hernia …

Since the last publication, in 2008, of the Surgical Clinics of North America hernia edition,
many important guidelines and meta-analyses concerning inguinal hernia surgery have …

Background Groin hernia management has a significant worldwide diversity with multiple
surgical techniques and variable outcomes. The International guidelines for groin hernia …

Background: To date, there are few studies and no systematic reviews focusing specifically
on groin hernia in women. Most of the existing knowledge comes from registry data …

This review pooled the magnitude of inguinal hernia based on the available population-
based studies conducted throughout the world. We have searched for population-based …

Background Inguinal hernia repair is the most common general surgical procedure in
industrialized countries, with a frequency of about 200 operations per 100 000 persons per …