Mesh repairs have revolutionized hernia surgery. When used to patch or plug a
musculoaponeurotic abdominal wall defect, the results have been much better than …

Sutureless repair is successful for all but the largest of indirect inguinal hernias. After
reduction of the peritoneal sac, the presenting indirect component of the hernia is …

All standard methods of hernia repair involve suturing together tissues which are not
normally in apposition. This violates the basic surgical principle that tissue must never be …

Initial attempts by surgical pioneers to repair hernias with prosthetic mesh met with failure
because of faulty materials. As a result, surgeons experienced anxiety about performing this …

Materials and methods A survey was undertaken of 72 surgeons who were known to be
performing an open tension-free onlay mesh patch repair for primary inguinal hernias with …

In the last 15 years, a rapid evolution occurred from the traditional hernioplasties toward
prosthetic techniques, in Italy. Outpatient procedures under local anaesthesia are now most …

Background The objectives of the study were to compare the tension-free mesh repair with
non-meash conventional repair of groin hernia. Methods In the past two years in 299 …

Over the years, various surgical techniques, with or without prosthesis, have been utilized in
inguinal hernia repairs. After Lichtenstein introduced the concept of a tension-free repair in …

Controversy exists on the merits of the various approaches to inguinal repair. Evolution of
the classic open repair has culminated in the Shouldice repair. Challenges from newcomers …

• Since 1968, we have treated virtually all recurrent inguinal hernias by suturing a
polypropylene mesh plug into the defect. Treatment of recurrent inguinal hernias by the …