… Currently more than 150 abdominal wall hernias are repaired each week at Shouldice
Hospital. This article discusses the development of the Shouldice technique for groin repair and …

… EE Shouldice of Toronto devised a method for the repair of inguinal hernias which he used
for … A total of more than 50,000 patients have been operated upon at the Shouldice Clinic, …

… of this systematic review suggest that the Shouldice method is the best current conventional
technique for inguinal hernia repair. Inguinal hernia repair is the most frequently performed …

… procedures with the Shouldice repair was not able to … Shouldice repair is obviously more
stable than other open suture procedures [100]. The other open non-Shouldice suture repairs …

… results, for every 100,000 inguinal hernia repairs, the Shouldice repair (particularly the
stainless steel variety) will prevent repeat operation in 2,700 and 5,300 hernias repaired with the …

… referred to our department for repair of inguinal hernias were randomised to have either a
Shouldice repair or a Lichtenstein open mesh repair. No patients with incarcerated hernias or …

… open mesh repair or Shouldice repair for the surgical treatment of primary unilateral inguinal
hernias. … primary unilateral inguinal hernia who underwent a Shouldice repair (n : 120) and …

… surgeons with a special interest in laparoscopy and inguinal hernia surgery, was formed
in 1993 to … patch (TAPP) repair and modified Shouldice repair for primary inguinal hernia. …

… Shouldice repair has been refined over several decades and is the gold standard for the
prosthesisfree treatment of inguinal hernias. … anesthesia, a complete inguinal dissection and the …

… The Shouldice repair for inguinal hernia has two main facets. The first … hernia, including
sliding hernia. The second deals with the technic used in the repair of the posterior inguinal wall …