BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE To determine whether the NiTiNol frame of a novel hernia repair device utilizing polypropylene mesh for inguinal hernioplasty remains stable and intransient without fixation after a minimum of 6 months. METHODS Twenty patients had 27 inguinal hernias repaired using a novel hernia repair device that has a NiTiNol frame without any fixation. Initial single-view, postope...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the early outcomes of laparoscopic incisional hernioplasties using on-lay GORE-TEX DualMesh. DESIGN Prospective study. SETTING Medical centre of a regional hospital, Hong Kong. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Between June 2000 and October 2001, 11 consecutive patients underwent attempted laparoscopic incisional hernioplasties at the University of Hong Kong Medical Centre. A pro...

AIM: A new surgical method of non-tension autoplasty by displaced aponeurotic flap for the treatment uncomplicated inguinal hernias has been developed.
 METHODS: Thirty patients were operated on using a autoplasty; comparison group involved 30 which Liechtenstein hernioplasty partially absorbable mesh implant (UltraPro). The effectiveness methods was evaluated clinical data, instrumental r...