Development of Abdominal Wall Hernia Management

Hernias is a well-known disease which has attracted the attention of human beings since the ancient period. some of its manifestations, symptoms and treatment approaches were also considered in ancient literature. Throughout the time of transmission from the ancient times to the barber-surgeon era, no major progress was made in diagnosing and treatment of hernia. However, following the emergence of renaissence in Europe and the getting opportunities of disection and autopsy afterwards, the anatomical knowledge of humans on hernia was expanded and by promoting sterilizing methods using lister and also stabilizing the position and advances of anesthesia in surgery, a major revolution took place in the area of hernia treatment. At the same time of developing different tissue repair methods, using metallic or non-metallic prosthesis in hernioplasty have progressed since the Bassini, about a century ago. Considering technological progresses and the optimization of various mesh types, different surgical methods have been developed and depending on the expertise of the surgeons have been used, so recurrence and post-operative complications have reduced, as well.