Developments in inguinal hernia repair

Abstract

Performing inguinal hernia surgery in a high volume clinic allows for gaining expertise and achieving considerable experience and knowledge. This results in the recognition of benefits of tailored treatment, selection of patients, and structured aftercare rendering improvement of patients´ outcome after inguinal hernia surgery. Careful analysis of large numbers of patients enables surgeons to identify advantages and disadvantages of a surgical technique. Finally, high volume provides more opportunities for research.