Changes in the Frequencies of Abdominal Wall Hernias and the Preferences for Their Repair: A Multicenter National Study From Turkey

• DOI: 10.9738/intsurg-d-14-00063.1
• Publication Date: 2014-12-08T16:00:08Z
• Authors: Gaye Şeker; Hakan Kulacoglu; Derya Öztuna; Koray Topgül; Cihangir Akyol; Atıl Çakmak; Faruk Karateke; Mehmet Özdoğan; Eren Ersoy; Ahmet Gürer; Elbrus Zerbaliyev; Duray Seker; Kaya Yorgancı; Ahmet Pergel; İbrahim Aydın; Cemal Ensari; Tuna Bilecik; İzzettin Kahraman; Erhan Reis; Murat Kalaycı; Aras Emre Canda; Alp Demirağ; Tuğrul Kesicioğlu; Zafer Malazgirt; Haldun Gündoğdu; Cem Terzi
• Keywords: Local anesthesia; Groin hernias; Male; Turkey; Randomized clinical-trial; Inguinal-hernia; Adult patients; Middle Aged; Surgical Mesh; Hernia, Abdominal; 3. Good health; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; General Surgery; Humans; Female

Abstract Abdominal wall hernias are a common problem in the general population. A Western estimate reveals that the lifetime risk of developing a hernia is about 2%.1–3 As a result, hernia repairs likely comprise the most frequent general surgery operations. More than 20 million hernias are estimated to be repaired every year around the world.4 Numerous repair techniques have been described to date however tension-free mesh repairs are widely used today because of their low hernia recurrence rates. Nevertheless, there are some ongoing debates regarding the ideal approach (open or laparoscopic),5,6 the ideal anesthesia (general, local, or regional),7,8 and the ideal mesh (standard polypropylene or newer meshes).9,10