Abstract

ESPINEL GONZALEZ, Manuel  and  DOPICO REYES, Eduardo. Reparación de hernias inguinales recidivantes por vía preperitoneal con el uso de mallas protésicas. Rev Cubana Cir [online]. 1997, vol.36, n.1, pp. 30-39. ISSN 1561-2945.

Result of the surgical treatment on 17 patients presenting with inguinal hernia with two or more recurrences were analyzed. In 3 of them the hernia was bilateral. Synthetic polyester surgical mesh (mersilene) and a polypropilene mesh (marlex) were used for the repair. The surgical mesh was placed by preperitoneal abdominal via. After a follow-up period of 1-4 years no recurrence has been found in none of the patients

Keywords : HERNIA INGUINAL [surgery]; SURGICAL MESH; SURGERY OPERATIVE [methods].