title: Direct inguinal herniorrhaphy. A long-term follow-up study.
abstract: The cumulated recurrence rates following repair of 365 primary medial inguinal hernias in 297 patients were 13% after 5 years of observation, 19% after 10 years and 23% after 15 years (median observation times). Re-recurrence after repeat herniorrhaphy occurred in 45% of patients over a 10-year period. A more restrictive approach to surgery of direct inguinal hernia is advocated, especially to repair of recurrent hernia.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence