title: [The Prolene Hernia System for inguinal hernia repair].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie générale et digestive, Hôtel-Dieu, boulevard Léon-Malfreyt, 63058, Clermont-Ferrand, France. kslim@chu-clermontferrand.fr <kslim@chu-clermontferrand.fr>
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Slim
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chipponi
mesh_terms: D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D013526:Surgical Mesh