Non-mesh techniques for inguinal hernia repair
There are currently two non-mesh techniques for inguinal hernia repair – Shouldice and Desarda.
The Shouldice repair is named after Earl E Shouldice, the founder of the Shouldice Clinic, in Toronto, Canada. It is a well proven and well established technique.
While it may be relatively straightforward to do the operation it is far from easy to get really good results. If you are seriously considering a Shouldice Repair it’s worth knowing a little bit about the development of the technique.
The Desarda Repair, much more recent, is named after Professor Mohan Desarda, Poona, India.
This is the link to his site with a video of the technique:- Click here