Inguinal and femoral Hernioplasty: The Evaluation of a Basic Concept

Primary Inguinal Hernioplasty

“…A recent survey of the literature revealed considerable variations in this respect; from a low of 0.85% to 21% with an average of about 7% for indirect and 8.5% for direct type hernias. [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] These, however, are reports from groups and centers which have had a broad experience with this condition and therefore does not represent a true index of the actual recurrence rate by all physicians performing this type surgery. It is impossible to esti¬ mate accurately the average recurrence rate countrywide, since these figures are not available.…”