Multiple suture techniques and various mesh repairs are used in open or laparoscopic umbilical hernia (UH) surgery. To compare long-term follow-up results of UH repair in different hernia surgery ...

NHS patients are being left in chronic pain and unable to work after having hernias repaired with mesh. Surgeons are no longer trained in mesh-free repairs and many do not know how to remove implants, ...

Access to surgery in Africa is significantly limited. Treatment outcomes in Africa differ significantly compared to those achieved in Europe or the US. Therefore, to popularise tension-free repair, it ...