[The choice of surgical treatment for inguinal hernia].

Basing on the 30-year experience of prof. Yu.A.

[Choice of treatment mode in planned inguinal canal plasty].

The mainstay of inguinal hernias surgical treatment is posterior wall of inguinal canal plasty. On the basis of extensive clinical material individual approach to the choice of inguinal canal plasty mode was worked out taking into account the age of the patient and degree of posterior wall destruction. Results of 1506 planned herniotomies (867 single-layer plasties, 398 Shouldice multi-layer plasties, 162 Lichtenstein plasties) were evaluated.