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Over 70,000 groin hernias are repaired each year in England and Wales. Tension-free mesh hernioplasty is a commonly performed procedure for repair of inguinal hernias. It is relatively easy to perform, with one of the lowest recurrence rates of the available repairs [1], and studies have shown that this is a safe procedure with very few complications [2]. But there are concerns about infection because...
Open tension-free hernioplasty using a prosthetic mesh is a common operation for inguinal hernia repair because of the relative ease of the operation and low recurrence rate. Wound infection is a potential complication of all hernia repairs and deep-seated infection involving an inserted mesh may result in chronic groin sepsis which usually necessitates complete removal of mesh to produce resolution...
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