During the past 13 years, the Shouldice method for hernia repair has been used in a series
of 550 consecutive herniorrhaphies with a known recurrence rate of 0.2 percent. The basic …

The Shouldice Repair Page 1 52 The Shouldice Repair Robert Bendavid Introduction The
Shouldice repair is a pure tissue repair designed to correct direct and indirect inguinal hernias …

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 …

The original Bassini and Shouldice methods for inguinal herniorrhaphy were tested against
each other and against their respective variants that avoid permanent suturing of the internal …

The basic principle of the Cooper ligament repair is the closure of the deficiency in the
posterior inguinal wall effected by suturing the upper margin of the defect, represented by …

A series of more than 200,000 groin hernias repaired at Shouldice Hospital since 1945 has
had an overall recurrence rate of 1%. Thorough and extensive dissection is essential. The …

Short-stay surgery for inguinal hernia repair using the Shouldice technique, with local
anaesthesia in the great majority of cases, has achieved a recurrence rate of less than 1% in …

Surgeons have developed many methods for the repair of direct inguinal hernias. The
Cooper's ligament (McVay) repair and the Shouldice repair are widely used techniques. To …

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 …

The lowest recurrence rates after inguinal hernia repair have been achieved by specialized
hernia clinics. The Shouldice repair achieves success through application of a meticulous …