A unified theory of hernia formation based on experimental and clinical studies on aetiology was published by Bendavid in 2005. According to a concept of congenital metabolic anomalies in connective ...

The Lichtenstein technique is currently considered the "gold standard" of open, anterior inguinal hernia repair. It is not free, however, of adverse effects, which may be caused by the implemented ...

Hernia repair is a fairly common procedure, with over one million surgeries performed in the U.S. each year. But reimbursement for hernia repair surgeries is on the decline, which makes securing the ...