He smokes eight cigarettes per day. On examination, a tender inguinal hernia the size of a hen’s egg is found on the left side above the inguinal ligament. The hernia reduces spontaneously when the ...

During the same period 420 inguinal hernias were repaired without the use of tantalum gauze, indicating that the need for the use of this material is limited to a relatively small number of hernias.

Background Chronic groin pain is a common and debilitating condition in highly active athletes. Symptoms are often ascribed to the so-called Sportsman's Hernia, and these patients frequently undergo ...