INGUINAL HERNIAS: MODERN PRINCIPLES OF CLASSIFICATION

Abstract. Modern herniology is a highly specialized field of surgery that is dynamically developing. High prevalence of hernias and the presence of a number of unresolved questions continue to stimulate further scientific research. Despite the more than age-old history of the development of the doctrine of hernias, new data, including classification, are now emerging that allow us to take a deeper look at the causes and mechanisms of the development of inguinal hernias. In this review, the main forms of classification of inguinal hernias are collected. The history of traditional approaches to the classification of inguinal hernias is reflected. The most justified classification of Nyhus L.M. (1991) as modified by Stoppa R.E. (1998) is described, which makes it possible to compare the results of hernioplasty by domestic and foreign authors. Attention was focused on the classification of inguinal hernias of the European Association of Herniological Surgeons (EHS), which allowed to significantly improve the outcome of patient treatment. The modern classification of recurrent inguinal hernias is described.