Short- and long-term outcomes of incarcerated inguinal hernias repaired by Lichtenstein technique

摘要

IntroductionThe use of tension-free inguinal hernia repair techniques using commercially available implants is now rather common. However, it is widely accepted that the use of biomaterials should be limited to non-infected surgical fields. As such, most current studies pertain to the application of various implants during the surgical repair of uncomplicated hernias.