UroToday.com - Inguinal hernia (IH) as a complication of radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP) was first recognized in 1996 by Regan et al who reported a 12 percent incidence within 6 months of RRP. An incidence of 13.6 percent of IH post RRP and pelvic lymph node dissection was noted among 375 patients reported by J. Stranne and colleagues from Goteborg, Sweden in 2001. [click link for full article]