… 25 previous TAPP repairs. The Shouldice repair was performed according to the technique
of Schumpelick3, which had been the standard procedure for inguinal hernia repair in this …

… In conclusion, the Shouldice hernia repair is a difficult procedure that achieves moderate
results in the hands of nonspecialized general surgeons. The TAPP hernia repair is another …

… Supporters of the laparoscopic technique initially saw only the … To test the thesis that
laparoscopic hernia repair is superior to … The study compared open Shouldice hernioplasty to …

… Herniorrhaphy under local anesthesia is a safe and effective method and one of the great
advantages of the Shouldice repair… hernia [38], although generally favorable for laparoscopic …

… (transabdominal preperitoneal patch, TAPP) with a modified Shouldice repair, the latter …
, this study indicates that laparoscopic TAPP repair is as safe as open Shouldice repair, with …

… This study demonstrated that only a minority of surgeons in Denmark perform laparoscopic
hernia surgery, mostly the TAPP technique. Up to 8 per cent of the procedures were …

… who had chosen the laparoscopic technique underwent the laparoscopic repair and were
… either a modified Shouldice technique or a tension-free repair popularized by Lichtenstein. …

… , 63,841 primary inguinal hernia repairs were performed using the Shouldice repair. Seven
… Proponents of laparoscopic hernia repair have countered that the increased procedural cost …

… Although tension-free hernia repair is often blamed for missing long-term results, large … ,
PP is a promising method of inguinal hernia repair in adults because it is less expensive, can be …

… In conclusion, 81.2% of the 1,068 patients in this randomised study comparing laparoscopic
TAPP and Shouldice repair for primary inguinal hernia were clinically examined after 5 years…