OBJECTIVE The authors evaluate intraoperative pain in patients undergoing tension-free inguinal hernioplasty under local anaesthesia. MATERIAL AND METHODS One hundred and fourteen primary inguinal hernia repairs were carried out at the Department of General Surgery I of Catania University Polyclinic from January to September 2002. 2% Mepivacaine cloridrate was the local anesthetic of choice. ...

OBJECTIVE To compare tension-free open mesh hernioplasty under local anaesthetic with transabdominal preperitoneal laparoscopic hernia repair under general anaesthetic. DESIGN A randomised controlled trial of 403 patients with inguinal hernias. SETTING Two acute general hospitals in London between May 1995 and December 1996. SUBJECTS 400 patients with a diagnosis of groin hernia, 200 in e...

INTRODUCTION The use of autoadhesive meshes with hooks that allow fixation without sutures is a therapeutic alternative to decrease recurrence and chronic pain after inguinal hernia repair. The aim of this study was to evaluate if this kind of mesh has any advantage in long term results in comparison with the classic Lichtenstein technique with sutures and polypropylene mesh. MATERIAL AND MET...

Target. To assess the effect of Bassini inguinal hernioplasty on testicular volume in early and late postoperative periods. Material methods. Testicular before surgery was studied 125 patients various age groups. Inguinal hernia repair according to method performed 30 who had their determined by ultrasound period 1 year after surgery. Results. With hernias, testicle side hernial protrusion depe...