IMSAInternational Medical Sciences Academy

JIMSA › Vol 37 No 2 · April–June 2024

Review Article · pages 94–98

Ambulatory Open Inguinal Hernia repair; There are many advantages; however, We need more Support: A comment

Rene Gordon Holzheimer, Nadey Hakim

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Rene Gordon Holzheimer, Nadey Hakim. Ambulatory Open Inguinal Hernia repair; There are many advantages; however, We need more Support: A comment. J Int Med Sci Acad. 2024;37(2):94–98.

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Introduction: Inguinal hernia repair is the leading elective procedure in the USA and Europe. The patients and the inguinal hernias are similar since inguinal hernia repair techniques are used worldwide. However, the situation in some countries, e.g., Germany, is unique in terms of ambulatory inguinal hernia repair. In most comparable European countries, inguinal hernia repair is performed as a day-case procedure, regardless of whether it is open or laparoscopic. This is not the case in Germany.

Published April–June 2024 · Free to read