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 …

Abstract Between mid 1970 and mid 1982, 696 patients underwent 718 operations for
primary inguinal hernias by the Shouldice surgical technique. Follow‐up to 31 December …

In 1970 a general surgical team on Teesside adopted the Shouldice operation for inguinal
hernia together with a policy of short-stay surgery. Careful follow-up has established that …

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 …

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 …

Historical developments of groin herniorrhaphy date from Bassini's contributions through
many present-day simplified tension-free techniques. Availability of sterile-packaged …

The Problem of the Recurrent Inguinal Hernia Page 1 Symposium on Personal Preferences in
Surgery The Problem of the Recurrent Inguinal Hernia Richard N. Myers, MD,* and Edwin W …

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 …

Armed with the new 'hammer'of therapeutic laparoscopy, general surgeons have looked for
appropriate 'nails' in the abdominal cavity. No organ or procedure appears immune. At the …

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 …