[The Prolene Hernia System for inguinal hernia repair].
Prosthetic repair is now considered as a standard in hernia surgery. The authors describe herein the technique of placement of Prolene Hernia System (PHS) which has the feature of a "3 in 1 system" according to the principles of Rives and Stoppa on one hand and those of Lichtenstein on the other hand. The steps of surgical technique are described.
Slim
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Service de chirurgie générale et digestive, Hôtel-Dieu, boulevard Léon-Malfreyt, 63058, Clermont-Ferrand, France. kslim@chu-clermontferrand.fr <kslim@chu-clermontferrand.fr>
Chipponi
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D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D013526:Surgical Mesh