title: [Surgery of inguinal hernia in the elderly].
abstract: The authors report their 14 years experiences with inguinal hernia repair in elderly. The result were compared with young (< 75 years old), and confirmed that there were no significant differences between the 2 groups. The study confirmed the safety and effectiveness of the "tension-free" technique under local anaesthesia, which is proposed as the treatment of choice in elderly.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Discipline Chirurgiche Generali e Speciali,  U.O. di Chirurgia Generale VI, Università degli Studi di Messina.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Lo Schiavo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tonante
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Taranto
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: D'Alia
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gagliano
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bonanno
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Di Giuseppe
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pagano
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sturniolo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods*