[Inguinal hernioplasty: Shouldice vs. tension-free techniques. A personal experience]

The Authors report their experience with the use of Shouldice technique and tension-free procedures (Lichtenstein, Trabucco). They evaluate long time results with both procedures making a comparasion of Shouldice versus tension-free. The results evaluation underlines the best performance of tension-free procedures with elimination of recurrence. The Authors achieve that the tension-free techniques are now the gold standard for surgical treatment of groin hernia.