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01.10.2013 | Consensus Statement
EAES Consensus Development Conference on endoscopic repair of groin hernias
verfasst von:
M. M. Poelman, B. van den Heuvel, J. D. Deelder, G. S. A. Abis, N. Beudeker, R. R. Bittner, G. Campanelli, D. van Dam, B. J. Dwars, H. H. Eker, A. Fingerhut, I. Khatkov, F. Koeckerling, J. F. Kukleta, M. Miserez, A. Montgomery, R. M. Munoz Brands, S. Morales Conde, F. E. Muysoms, M. Soltes, W. Tromp, Y. Yavuz, H. J. Bonjer
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Surgical Endoscopy
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Ausgabe 10/2013
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Excerpt
Groin hernia repair is one of the most common surgeries, performed globally in more than 20 million people per year [
1,
2]. Historically, the first surgeries for groin hernias were performed by the end of the 16th century [
3,
4]. Repairs that involved reduction and resection of the hernial sac and enforcement of the posterior wall of the inguinal canal by approximating its muscular and fascial components were performed by the end of the 19th century. Utilization of prosthetic material was introduced in the 1960s, initially only in elderly patients with recurrent inguinal hernias. Favorable long-term results of these mesh repairs allowed adoption of mesh repair in a larger group of patients. At the present time, the majority of surgeons prefer mesh repair of inguinal hernias. …