[Principles and technics of inguinal herniotomy]

The causes of recurrences after operation for inguinal hernia are discussed, on basis of which the principles and techniques of inguinal herniotomy are substantiated. The article shows the results of operations in 1,734 patients with various types of inguinal hernia, 6.99% had a recurrence (4.6% of patients with simple oblique and 18.75 with complicated hernias). Hernioplasty by an external graft of the external oblique muscle of the abdomen, the techniques proposed by the author, produced the best results with recurrences encountered in an average of 2.29% of cases.