title: Sutureless mesh-plug femoral hernioplasty.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Prosthetic mesh groin hernioplasty is well established. We aimed to determine whether a sutureless mesh-plug repair of femoral hernias was a reliable proposition.
  
  
  METHODS
  A prospective study of 42 patients undergoing femoral hernioplasty with a preformed three-dimensional mesh plug placed in the preperitoneal plane.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were no complications, and no recurrences were detected at a median follow-up of 2 years (range 2 to 44).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Preperitoneal mesh plug femoral hernioplasty appears to be universally applicable and deserves further evaluation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, Gwent, NP20 2UB, South Wales, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Keshav
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Swarnkar
authors.forename: Neil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hopper
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.forename: Abu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Feroz
authors.forename: Brian M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Stephenson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006550:Hernia, Femoral / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013526:Surgical Mesh