The Anatomy and Repair of Inguinal Hernias Page 1 Symposium on Surgery of Hernia The
Anatomy and Repair of Inguinal Hernias John L. Madden, MD,* Saeed Hakim, MD,** and …

An anatomic and physiologic rationale is presented for the correction of inguinal hernias
utilizing a simplified anterior approach, which opens and overlaps the transversalis …

[Treatment of inguinal hernias. Is the Bassani's technique current yet? A prospective,
randomized trial comparing three operative techniques: Bassini, Shouldice and McVay] …

HISTORY OF INGUINAL HERNIA REPAIR (ABSTRACT): Inguinal hernia most probably has
been a disease ever since mankind existed. In view of its existence in different kinds of …

The famous statement of Edoardo Bassini still appears very relevant. Is it useful to talk about
hernia today? Is it useful to dedicate to hernia repair, a so-called minor surgery, a biennial …

THE filigree operation for hernia is associated in this country with the name of McGavin and
with the Seamen's Hospital (Dreadnought), where he worked and where the tradition has …

Following Bassini's classical paper on open hernia repair in 1889, it took over a century to
prove that the Lichtenstein tension-free mesh repair is the best open technique with low …

Costs, morbidity, and recurrences have been reduced in the repair of inguinal hernias. In 18
months 135 repairs were done using local anesthetics, prompt ambulation, and minor …

There are many hernia repair techniques. Among the most popular, the Shouldice Hospital
method was the most widely used in the 1980s. Since then, methods employing prosthetic …

Data was collected on the techniques currently employed in adult inguinal hernia repair by
means of a postal questionnaire to consultants in four Regional Health Authorities in …