title: [The evolutionary principles of inguinal hernioplasty through our personal experience].
abstract: Inguinal hernia is a multi-factorial pathologic condition. A constitutional weakness of transversalis fascia, probably genetically transmitted, represents a fundamental cause. Hernioplasty has evolved year by year from the "Bassini" to the "tension-free" techniques with Marlex or Prolene prosthesis, on the rational base of no tension on constitutionally weak structures. The data reported confirmed the absolute validity of "tension-free" hernioplasty.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Chirurgia, Ospedale S. Antonio, Recco, Genova.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maturanza
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Riba
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Maritato
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Riba
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Buscaglia
mesh_terms: D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D013526:Surgical Mesh