The safety of mesh repair for primary inguinal hernias: results of 3,019 operations from five diverse surgical sources.

摘要: Initial attempts by surgical pioneers to repair hernias with prosthetic mesh met failure because of faulty materials. As a result, surgeons experienced anxiety about performing this procedure. This persists, despite the present availability new, safe patches and sutures. It was unacceptably high rate standard methods for recurrent that led use plastic screens bolster such repairs. However, persistent reluctance primary hernioplasty continued. Within past two decades, true, tension-free patch inguinal without suture closure hernial margins has been examined clarified, technique perfected. In 3,019 reported so treated five different groups, there have no rejections, 0.2 per cent recurrence rate, insignificant incidence infection. A new era hernia appears be at hand; therefore, results warrant look repair.