title: [Shouldice's operation: can results in a general surgical unit be the same as those in a highly specialized surgical unit?].
abstract: In the course of 5 years 1803 groin hernia operations have been carried out, 1640 of them Shouldice operations, in a General Surgery Service. Post operation follow up of patients operated with Shouldice technique has shown 0.72% recurrence in patients checked for over a year, and 2.13% complications. Correct applications of this technique gives the same results as those in specialized centres.
authors.affiliation: Divisione Chirurgica Ospedale, Parma, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bocchi
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D006757:Hospital Units; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D008511:Medicine; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012008:Recurrence; D013038:Specialization