title: [Inguinal hernioplasty by a modified Shouldice technic. Our experience with 350 treated cases].
abstract: A statistical analysis of 340 patients operated between 1986 and 1991 for inguinal hernia using the Shouldice procedure are reported by the authors. The majority of patients (60%) treated was between 45 and 65 years old. Two-hundred-eighty-one (82%) were controlled with a mean follow-up of 30 months (range 1-6 years) and was executed with physical examination and a medical questionnaire looking for recurring factors of risk. Hundred-twenty-eight patients (45% of controls) were at the high risk, nevertheless hernia recurrences were not noticed. Postoperative course was uncomplicated in 93% of patients. Early or late loco-regional complications had an incidence of 7%. Local infections and edema were reported in 10 of 22 patients. Acute urinary retention, cephalalgia and hypotension correlated with an anesthesiologic method had an incidence of 5% (17 cases). There were no deaths was pulmonary embolisms. A review of literature was performed and compared with our work. From experience in our Division, Shouldice's hospital technique had a high reliability compared to methods utilized in the previous ten years (Bassini, McNealy, Postemskj, Mugnai-Ferrari), in terms of recurrences.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Chirurgia Generale, Regione Piemonte, USSL 38, Ospedale Civile Cuorgné, Torino.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Greco
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alvares
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Calabrò
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Colombo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ferro
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Peradotto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Perardi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Personnettaz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ponsetto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Obialero
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D012008:Recurrence
vernacular_title: Ernioplastica inguinale secondo la tecnica di Shouldice modificata. La nostra esperienza su 350 casi trattati.