title: [Surgical repair of inguinal hernia by the Shouldice technique under local anesthesia].
abstract: The author evaluates the results of the surgical correction of inguinal hernia by Shouldice's technique, under local anesthesia, in a group of 62 patients, most of them elder and of high risk. The patients remained in the hospital one day. Bupivacaine 0.5%, associated with vasoconstrictor was used. The operative results were considered good in 94.9% of cases, regular in 3.4% and bad in 1.7%. No major complications occurred; in three patient small hematomas formed inside the surgical wound, the drainage of which was however not necessary. In a 3-year follow-up only one patient had recurrence of the hernia.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Cirurgia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Costa e Silva
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D002045:Bupivacaine; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D002045:Bupivacaine
vernacular_title: Correção cirúrgica da hérnia inguinal pela técnica de shouldice sob anestesia local.