Objective To compare the Lichtenstein, tension-free mesh, and the Shouldice, 4-layer
Bassini repair of the inguinal hernia. Design Prospective randomized clinical trial. Setting A …

The British Hernia Centre is a private free-standing day surgery clinic offering ambulatory
abdominal wall hernia repair under local anesthesia. The authors' experience of the …

Background: The aim of the present randomized trial was to compare the Shouldice
procedure and the Lichtenstein hernia repair with respect to recurrence rate, technical …

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the outcome following Lichtenstein open
mesh repair or Shouldice repair for the surgical treatment of primary unilateral inguinal …

Background: Shouldice repair for primary inguinal hernia is reported to have better results
than classic Bassini-type repairs. The indirect inguinal hernia with a firm posterior wall 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 …

BACKGROUND: Hernia repair is the second most frequently performed operation in France
and in the United States, the prevalence being 36 for every 1000 males. Lowering the …

A comment on this article appears in" Early results with Lichtenstein tension-free hernia
repair." Br J Surg. 1995 Mar; 82 (3): 418. A comment on this article appears in" Early results …

A randomized controlled trial was conducted on 142 adult male and female patients for
primary inguinal hernias by the Shouldice or the Bassini-Kirschner surgical technique …

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 …