Abstract: Inguinal hernia repair is performed in more
than 600,000 cases every year in the United States.
However, the true prevalence may be even higher.
Many groin hernias are not diagnosed, e.g., Sportmans’
hernia, or are asymptomatic. The etiology of classic inguinal
hernia, Sportsman’s hernia or traumatic hernia
may be different. The hernia repair is performed in
agreement with a classification of the hernia, e.g., Nyhus
classification. According to recent randomized
controlled trials and meta-analyses open-mesh repair
demonstrates several advantages in comparison to laparoscopic
procedures.