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Present State of Failure Rates (Clinical Studies and Epidemiological Database, Short- and Long-Term)

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Recurrent Hernia

Abstract

Hernia treatment has been a challenge to surgeons for more than 2000 years. Modern hernia surgery started in Italy, more than 100 years ago, with Eduardo Bassini’s presentation of a new method of repair. Bassini did not just invent a new method of inguinal hernia repair [1]; one of his major contributions was that he performed adequate audit and follow-up of patients [2]. Notable improvements in herniology after that were the development of the Shouldice technique and the introduction of prosthetic mesh.

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Haapaniemi, S., Nordin, P., Itani, K.M.F., Pointner, R., Granderath, F.A., Sarr, M.G. (2007). Present State of Failure Rates (Clinical Studies and Epidemiological Database, Short- and Long-Term). In: Schumpelick, V., Fitzgibbons, R.J. (eds) Recurrent Hernia. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68988-1_1

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