We read with interest the report on use of the Lichtenstein patch hernia repair by Mr Davies
et al.(Br J Surg 1994; 81: 1478-9). We have recently evaluated the use of this technique in …

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 …

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 …

First, the extraperitoneal route (hence the apostrophes as this is not, truly, laparoscopic)
immediately counters many of the arguments: adhesions are irrelevant as injuries to gut or …

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 …

A comment on this article appears in" Laparoscopic or open repair of inguinal hernias?" Med
J Aust. 1995 Jan 16; 162 (2): 107; author reply 108. A comment on this article appears in" …

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 …

There are about 200,000 hernia repairs per year in Germany and about 770,000 in the US.
In the United States most hernia repairs (80-90%) are performed as day surgery procedure; …

WHEN I WAS honoured by being asked to give a lecture on hernia in this post-graduate
course, I approached the task with considerable misgivings. In spite of thefact that hernia in …

The Da Silva method of incisional hernia repair Page 1 The Da Silva method of incisional Br.
J. Surg. 1985, Vol. 72, July. 569570 P. G. Hope*, hernia repair S. St. C. Cartert and J. 0 …