Primary inguinal hernia repair: current practice amongst members of the British Hernia Society.

CONCLUSIONS: Despite recent controversy, UK surgeons support the use of mesh in the repair of inguinal hernias with an open Lichtenstein repair being the most common choice. There has only been a modest increase in the use of laparoscopic surgery over the past 20 years. PMID: 31755727 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31755727?dopt=Abstract

Source: Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England - November 21, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Light D, Stephenson BM, Sanders DL, British Hernia Society Tags: Ann R Coll Surg Engl Source Type: research