Published by The British Journal of Surgery, 2002
ISSN 0007-1323

Prospective Study of Open Preperitoneal Mesh Repair for
Recurrent Inguinal Hernia
 

Results:

There were no major complications.
After gaining experience and making appropriate modifications, the recurrence rate was 0.94%
 

Conclusions:

Preperitoneal mesh repair gives results far superior to those of the commonly used anterior approach.
It is safer and easier to learn than laparoscopic repair and is the
procedure of choice for complex multirecurrent inguinal hernias.
(British Journal of Surgery 2002; 89:90-93. © 2002 Blackwell Science Ltd)