Academic Publications

Academic Publications, Papers, Presentations, Textbooks and Letters by The British Hernia Centre. An extract of the ones that changed the course of hernia repair in the UK.
2009

Day-Case Inguinal Hernia Repair In The Elderly: A Surgical Priority

“The World Journal of Hernia and Abdominal Wall Surgery” 2009
By Surgeons of the British Hernia Centre
2008

Open Mesh Repair Of Incisional Hernia Using A Sublay Technique: Long-Term Follow-Up

“The World Journal of Surgery” 2008
By Surgeons of the British Hernia Centre
2008

Groin Hernias In Women

“The World Journal of Hernia and Abdominal Wall Surgery” 2008
By Surgeons of the British Hernia Centre.
2005

Simultaneous Repair Of Bilateral Groin Hernias Using Local Anaesthesia

“The World Journal of Hernia and Abdominal Wall Surgery” 2005
By Surgeons of the British Hernia Centre
2005

Open Preperitoneal Mesh Repair For Recurrent Inguinal Hernias

“The World Journal of Hernia and Abdominal Wall Surgery” 2005
By Surgeons of the British Hernia Centre
2004

Inguinal Hernia

“Recent Advances in Surgery” 2004
By Surgeons of the British Hernia Centre
2004

Tension-Free Mesh Repair Of Umbilical Hernia As A Day Case Using Local Anaesthesia

“The World Journal of Hernia and Abdominal Wall Surgery” 2004
By Surgeons of the British Hernia Centre
2003

Open Mesh Repair of Incisional Hernia – Results and Long-Term Follow-Up

International Hernia Conference under the auspices of The American Hernia Society and The European Hernia Society.   London UK, June 2003
2003

Mesh Repair of Incisional Hernias

Workshop on Use  of Mesh in Incisional Hernia Repair – Conference, Hamburg, Germany 2003
2003

The Lichtenstein Repair – In Groin Hernia Surgery – Surgical Clinics Of North America

Textbook chapter by Surgeons of The British Hernia Centre – Updated October 2003
2002

The Model of a Specialised Surgical Centre

Conference Waiting For Surgery
The Royal College of Surgeons, London, October 2002. Under the auspices of The Royal College of Surgeons of England
2002

Tension-Free Umbilical Hernia Repair – A New Technique

International Hernia Conference (European Hernia Society) Amsterdam, Holland, June 2002
2002

Prospective Study Of Open Preperitoneal Mesh Repair For Recurrent Inguinal Hernia

The British Journal of Surgery 2002
By Surgeons of the British Hernia Centre
2001

Ambulatory Hernia Surgery – In Abdominal Wall Hernias – Principles And Management

Textbook chapter by Surgeons of The British Hernia Centre – 2001
2000

Pre-Peritoneal Mesh Repair of Recurrent Inguinal Hernia,  Long-Term Follow-Up

International Hernia Conference “Hernia in the 21st Century”  Toronto, Canada, June 2000
Under the auspices of The American Hernia Society and The European Hernia Society
1999

Experience with Mesh Repair

Workshop on Development of Mesh – Conference, Hamburg, Germany 1999
1999

Surgical Management Of Abdominal Wall Hernias – (Surgical Textbook)

Edited by Surgeons of The British Hernia Centre with GE Wantz (Cornell Med Ctr, NY. USA) – 1999
1999

Modified Shouldice And Laparoscopic – Vs – Open Mesh Repair

The British Journal of Surgery 1999
By Surgeons of the British Hernia Centre
1998

Avoidance of Infection in Groin Hernia Repair

Soc. of Healthcare Epidemiology of America – Conference, Florida 1998
1998

Randomised Trial Of Laparoscopic -Vs- Open Mesh Repair

British Medical Journal 1998
By Surgeons of the British Hernia Centre
1998

3,175 Primary Inguinal Hernia Repairs – Advantages Of Open Mesh Using Local Anaesthesia

Journal of The American College of Surgeons 1998
By Surgeons of the British Hernia Centre
1998

Prosthetic Mesh Repair Using Local Anaesthesia

Textbook chapter by Surgeons of The British Hernia Centre – December 1998
1998

Recurrent Inguinal Hernia: Anterior Approach – In Surgical Management Of Abdominal Wall Hernias

Textbook chapter by Surgeons of The British Hernia Centre – December 1998
1998

The Lichtenstein Repair – In Groin Hernia Surgery – Surgical Clinics Of North America

Textbook chapter by Surgeons of The British Hernia Centre – December 1998
1998

Giant Scrotal Hernias

Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine 1998
By Surgeons of the British Hernia Centre
1997

Anatomy of the Inguinal Region

Portuguese Surgical Symposium, Lisbon 1997
1997

Local Anaesthetic Mesh Repair of Groin Hernias

Portuguese Surgical Symposium, Lisbon 1997
1997

4,300 Non-tension Mesh Repair of Inguinal Hernias under Local Anaesthetic

International Hernia Conference Naples 1997
1997

Hernia Repairs And Local Anaesthesia

Irish College of Physicians and Surgeons 1997
By Surgeons of the British Hernia Centre
1996

Non-tension Mesh Repair of Hernias: The case for special units

International Hernia Conference, London 1996
1996

Recurrent Hernias

International Hernia Conference London 1996
1996

Long Term Results Of Gpr Of Visceral Sac For Complex Recurrent Inguinal Hernias

The British Journal of Surgery 1996
1996

Hernia Repairs In A Specialist Unit

Journal of One-Day Surgery 1996
By Surgeons of the British Hernia Centre
1995

Prospective Trial Comparing Lichtenstein With Laparoscopic Tension-Free Mesh Repair Of Inguinal Hernia

The British Journal of Surgery 1995
By Surgeons of the British Hernia Centre
1995

Tension-Free Mesh Hernia Repair

Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons England 1995
By Surgeons of the British Hernia Centre
1994

Organising Day Units

Royal College of Surgeons Conference 1994
1994

Hernia Repair in a Day Unit Under Local Anaesthesia

General Practitioner Course, London 1994
1994

Accuracy Of Clinical Diagnosis Of Direct And Indirect Inguinal Hernias

The British Journal of Surgery 1994
By Surgeons of the British Hernia Centre
1994

Laparoscopic Hernia Repair

The Lancet 1994
By Surgeons of the British Hernia Centre
1993

Organising Hernia Centres

Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons 1993
By Surgeons of the British Hernia Centre

Bilateral Groin Hernia Repair