title: Davide Fieschi: a pioneer of plug repair in groin hernia surgery.
abstract: Plug repair actually represents one of most recommended procedures in open groin hernia repair. It is generally recognized that Lichtenstein in 1968 first introduced the plug technique for femoral and recurrent inguinal hernia. The present paper backdates more than 50 years the first application of a plug due to an ingenious Italian surgeon named Davide Fieschi.
authors.affiliation: Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy, pal.negro@libero.it.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Negro
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gossetti
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ceci
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Manto
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: D'Amore
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000266:history; D005260:Female; D013502:General Surgery / Q000266:history*; D006550:Hernia, Femoral / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000266:history* / Q000601:surgery; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013526:Surgical Mesh / Q000266:history*
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials