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Inguinal hernia: the quest for the best repair
B O Ismaila1, M A Misauno, E O Ojo
1Department of Surgery, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos Plateau State, Nigeria. bashomeiza@gmail.com
Background:
Inguinal hernia repair may be the most common procedure in general surgery. Many repairs have been described but none appears completely satisfactory. A brief look at the popular methods of repair from the traditional tissue approximation to the current mesh-based techniques is presented.
Methods:
The PubMed database was searched for all English language literature. Further references were obtained through cross-referencing the bibliography cited in each work and using books from the authors' collection.
Conclusion:
The history of inguinal hernia is a rich one, from the traditional tissue approximation techniques to the current mesh-based repairs which are now performed as open or laparoscopic procedures. Recurrent rates have reduced but are still a problem. Perhaps the perfect repair remains elusive because the problem may also be with patients' collagen not just the surgical procedure.
