title: [The surgical treatment of preperitoneal inguinal hernia: a comparison between the methods of Rives and Stoppa].
abstract: In groin hernia surgery pre-peritoneal prosthetic repair is a valid alternative to traditional inguinal repair in patients with a large area of transversalis fascia weakness: direct, inguinoscrotal, recurrent, bilateral hernias. Pre-peritoneal prosthetic surgical approach by Rives' technique (little unilateral prosthesis) has been used in 121 cases (24% bilateral and 67% recurrent hernias) and by Stoppa's technique (great bilateral prosthesis) in 95 cases (26% bilateral and 55% recurrent hernias). The results demonstrated 9.9% morbidity and 5.7% recurrences by Rives' technique vs 3.1 morbidity and complete absence of recurrences by Stoppa's technique. These results confirm the validity of large prosthetic pre-peritoneal repair in groin surgery.
authors.affiliation: Complesso Conv. Ospedale-Università, USSL n. 21, Regione Veneto, Padova.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Munegato
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Da Dalt
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Godina
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pluchinotta
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ferraro
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zangrande
authors.forename: E F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Zotti
mesh_terms: D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D010537:Peritoneum; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D012008:Recurrence; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D013536:Suture Techniques
chemical_list: D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; C025539:Lavsan