Bilateral inguinal hernia recurrence after 24 years

Abstract

Inguinal hernia repair is one of the most common operations performed in worldwide. The success of the hernia repair is judged mainly by the recurrence rate after following the operation. Different techniques have different recurrence rates. Open hernia repairs have recurrence rate between 10% and 30%. Lichtenstein's tension-free open hernia repair heralded a new era the reported recurrence after this repair in around 0%–1.7%.

Keywords

• Hernia recurrence
• hernioplasty hernias
• inguinal hernias