[Repair of hernia by a prosthetic dacron plug. Experience with 600 cases]

In some cases of inguinal hernia and of recurrence, the hernial gap can be selectively filled with a plug made of tull or dacron. In our opinion, the merit of this technique is that it limits incisions, detachments and structures of muscular and aponeurotic structures. Thus the operation is particularly non-traumatic and well tolerated by patients, who are discharged after 30 to 40 minutes and can often resume work on the very same day.