Inguinal hernia repair.
Inguinal hernia repair has been evolving for the past 130 years and the pace of evolution accelerated in the last decade with the introduction of the tension-free repair, the laparoscopic repair and the growth of the specialist hernia clinic. The evolution continues and this article sets out to describe the author's approach at the time of writing.
Macintyre IMC
Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. iainmacintyre@rcsed.ac.uk
D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans