Reply To: Patient-reported rates of chronic pain and recurrence after groin hernia repair

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This 15% figure for chronic pain after groin hernia surgery is consistent with what studies have shown in other countries as well. It’s not a Sweden-specific issue. It would be reasonable to expect some surgeons to get better results than others, but this is the overall picture, which is not good, and not something that’s commonly known to patients. There’s an incorrect perception that hernia is a minor routine surgery with excellent results.