IN 1889, Edward Bassini, of Italy, in prefacing his report on 251 cases of inguinal hernia, said: "After all that has been written with such feverish diligence up to the present time concerning the ...
With the work of Bassini the era of modern treatment of the inguinal hernia began. Numerous modifications to the Bassini technique are based on the principle of layer-for-layer suturing of the ...
A 55-year-old man describes first feeling a painful lump on the left side of his groin while playing soccer. He says it does not interfere with his work as a carpenter, although he has stopped helping ...