This text, a compilation of views from an international panel of experts, represents the state-of-the-art in hernia surgery An overview of current thoughts and practice in abdominal wall hernia repair is given.

The text begins by discussing fundamental concepts; such as indications for surgery, assessing the outcome of surgery and economic implications. Local anaesthesia groin hernia repair and prosthetic materials currently used are also reviewed. With particular reference to sportsmen, groin pain in the absence of a palpable lump is addressed. Recurrent groin hernia repair is examined, and difficult cases, initially considered inoperable, are highlighted. This book will provide some alternatives to the traditional methods of management and provide as an essential source of reference.

 
Contents

Indications and urgency

Outcomes

Cost of hernia surgery

Anatomical entities of the groin in open and laparoscopic repair of inguinofemoral herniation

The Bassini operation for inguinal hernia repair

Local anaesthesia in groin hernia repair

Prostheses and herniorrhaphies

The Shouldice operation and transinguinal preperitoneal (TIPP) mesh repair

Prosthetic mesh repair using local anaesthesia

Lichtenstein open tension- free hernioplasty

The Marlex mesh Perfix plug groin hernia repair

Groin disruption in sportsmen

Herniography

Transabdominal preperitoneal laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair

Recurrent inguinal hernia: anterior approach

Groin hernia repair by bilateral extraperitoneal mesh prosthesis

Unilateral giant prosthetic reinforcement of the visceral sac

Massive multirecurrent incisional hernia prosthetic repair

The contribution of clinical trials to the development of hernia surgery