A series of 2,105 @entity18659 repairs performed in a 17 year period has been reviewed. Of these, 1,138 were primary and 967 were recurrent. In the majority of the primary repairs (730 in @entity1 and 408 in @entity1 ), a low or subinguinal approach was used. There was often an @entity169 , particularly in @entity1 , that required a separate simultaneous routine repair. An overall recurrence rate of approximately 2 percent was achieved in the primary group. Of the recurrent repairs, 778 were in @entity1 and 189 in @entity1 . The subinguinal approach was favored in the majority of these @entity1 also. The rerecurrence rate was approximately 10 percent in @entity1 and 7 percent in @entity1 . Despite this, the low approach has still often been considered the best. These recurrent repairs are frequently difficult to treat. A strategy for the treatment of the larger and the more difficult recurrent @entity18659 has been suggested herein.

XXXX . Review of 2,105 repairs in a 17 year period.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['men', 'women', 'patients'] @entity18659 :: ('MESH:D006550', 'Disease') :: ['femoral hernia', 'femoral hernias'] @entity169 :: ('MESH:D006552', 'Disease') :: ['ipsilateral inguinal hernia']
@entity18659 :: (MESH:D006550,Disease) :: ['Femoral hernia']
