ReviewSAGE open medicine2022
Worldwide magnitude of inguinal hernia: Systematic review and meta-analysis of population-based studies.
Review in SAGE open medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Learning curve in robotic inguinal hernia repair: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Does mesh fixation reduce recurrence after laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair? A systematic review and meta-analysis.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal (TEP) versus laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) for bilateral inguinal hernia repair: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Comparison of short- and long-term efficacy and economic indicators between transabdominal preperitoneal and open tension-free repair for inguinal hernia in adults: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Single-port versus multi-port laparoscopic and robotic inguinal hernia repair: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Pooled it
- Watchful waiting to surgery in men with mildly symptomatic or asymptomatic inguinal hernia: an individual participant data meta-analysis of long-term follow-up of randomized controlled trials.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024Pooled it
- Outcomes after elective inguinal hernia repair with mesh performed by associate clinicians versus medical doctors in Sierra Leone: 5-year follow-up of a randomized clinical trial.The British journal of surgery · 2025Trial
- Cessation vs no cessation of acetylsalicylic acid preoperatively in laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair (CAPTAIN): final report from a multi-center, single-blinded, randomized-controlled trial.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Trial
- A Case Report of Cecal Perforation Due to Sigmoid Tumor Incarceration in Inguinal Hernia.Clinical case reports · 2026Article
- Clinical outcomes of open versus laparoscopic inguinal hernia mesh repair in Palestine: a multicenter retrospective cohort study.BMC surgery · 2026Article
- Predicting the need for bowel resection in incarcerated inguinal hernia surgery: the role of clinical indicators.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Article
- Incidence of autoimmune disease after hernia surgery with a mesh implant: national retrospective cohort study.The British journal of surgery · 2026Article
- Clinical outcomes and risk prediction in inguinal and femoral hernia repair: a 12-year retrospective cohort study from a Colombian tertiary center.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Article
- Incidence, risk factors, and clinical impact of subcutaneous emphysema following laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal inguinal herniorrhaphy: a retrospective cohort study.BMC anesthesiology · 2026Article
- Comparison ofQatar medical journal · 2026Article
- Circulating Biomarkers as Potential Risk Factors for Inguinal Hernia.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Analgesic effect and safety of dexmedetomidine-assisted intravenous-inhalation combined general anesthesia in laparoscopic minimally invasive inguinal hernia surgery.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2025Article
- Straining induced spontaneous bowel transection in a patient with incarcerated inguinal hernia with cryptorchidism: A case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2025Article
- Association between constipation and inguinal hernia: a case-control study in an adult population.Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery · 2025Observational
- Functional Tests of the Abdominal Wall Muscles in Normal Subjects and in Patients with Diastasis and Oblique Inguinal Hernias in a Pilot Study.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2024Article
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Abstract
This review pooled the magnitude of inguinal hernia based on the available population-based studies conducted throughout the world. We have searched for population-based articles reporting the magnitude of inguinal hernia on PubMed/Medline, EMBASE, Cochrane library and Google Scholar. Random-effect meta-analysis was carried out to pool the magnitude of inguinal hernia and its proportion between male and female subjects. To determine the presence of between-study heterogeneity, I
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