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Inguinal Hernia Surgery

Inguinal Hernia Surgery | Inguinal Hernia Repair - Glossary

Glossary

Electrocardiography: A procedure that measures the electrical activity of the heart.

Hernioplasty: A surgical procedure for repairing a hernia, in which the hernial sac is excised, stitched, and the weakness strengthened using a mesh.

Herniorrhaphy: A surgical procedure for repairing a hernia that involves opening the hernial sac, pushing the herniated structures back into their normal place, and closing the hernial sac, and stitching-up the wound.

Herniotomy: A surgical procedure for repairing a hernia by cutting through a band of tissue that constricts it.

Prolene® Mesh: A mesh made of polypropylene that is used in hernia operations.

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