[Our experience in the treatment of inguinal hernia using a silastic-dacron prosthesis]

The Authors report their experience on 50 patients suffering from inguinal hernia and treated with a plastic surgery operation preceded by subfascial introduction of a Silastic-Dacron prothesis. They describe the reported complications and relate on the frequency of relapses within a period of 3 years, comparing them with the data reported by the existing literature on this subject.