exposure of cord
Last reviewed 01/2018
The inital stages of a Shouldice repair are similar to those involved in most inguinal hernia repairs. In summary:
- skin and subcutaneous fat incision down to external oblique aponeurosis
- division of the external oblique aponeurosis from superficial to deep rings along the line of its fibres
- exposure of the cord with blunt dissection from surrounding inguinal canal