title: Shouldice inguinal hernioplasty.
abstract: Since 1978, 108 patients with 111 inguinal hernias have been treated with Shouldice hernioplasty in our hospital, including 97 males and 11 females with a mean age of 54 years. 85.6% of them were primary hernias and 14.4% of them were recurrent ones. Local anesthesia was performed in 67.6%. The average operation time was 84 min. Immediate postoperative complications were present in 4.5% of the patients. 93.5% of the patients were followed for an average period of 4.6 years. There was only one recurrence (1.0%). These results indicate that Shouldice hernioplasty is an effective repair for both primary and recurrent inguinal hernia in which most cases can be performed under local anesthesia with early recovery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Veterans General Hospital-Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Jan
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: W Y
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Lui
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence