Herniorrhaphy refers to a surgical technique that relies primarily on sutures to secure herniated tissue in its proper location and strengthen the weakened muscle at the site.

Herniorrhaphy is the oldest type of hernia surgery and is still being used. It involves a surgeon making a long incision directly over the hernia then using surgical tools to open the cut enough ...

Inguinal Herniorrhaphy in the Aged — An Analysis of One Hundred Consecutive Cases in Patients over Sixty-Five Years of Age Author: Thomas B. Quigley, M.D. Author Info & Affiliations ...

May 12, 2003 -- Open herniorrhaphy results in more complications than the laparoscopic approach, according to the results of a five-year follow-up of a randomized trial published in the May 10 ...

Prospective Evaluation of Prostate Cancer Risk in Candidates for Inguinal Hernia Repair Thomas AA, Rosenblatt S, Wachterman J, et al J Am Coll Surg. 2009;209:371-376 ...

Cyrus C. Hopkins, Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Clean Surgery: Peripheral Vascular Surgery, Noncardiovascular Thoracic Surgery, Herniorrhaphy, and Mastectomy, Reviews of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 13, ...

An umbilical hernia was diagnosed in a 2-wk-old Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) by physical and ultrasonographic examinations. Umbilical herniorrhaphy was elected because the defect was large ...