title: Open tension-free Cooper ligament repair for femoral hernia.
abstract: Many techniques have been described for the repair of femoral hernia. The technique applying the principles of the tension-free method of McVay's Cooper ligament repair by covering all potential hernia sites in the myopectineal orifice with a mesh has also been described, but no report has yet been published with large number of cases and long follow-up period. We used this technique in 28 patients (19 females and 9 males) with femoral hernia. The average operating time was 40 min (range 25-75) and average follow-up period was 40 months (range 6-75). No postoperative infection or seroma was recorded. There was no recurrence at the time of writing. This technique seems to be a good alternative for the repair of femoral hernia and also for concurrent femoral hernia with inguinal hernia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Kocaeli, Izmit, Turkey. ngonullu@isbank.net.tr
authors.forename: N N
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Gönüllü
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alponat
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cubukçu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006550:Hernia, Femoral / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008022:Ligaments; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D013536:Suture Techniques; D016896:Treatment Outcome