Exposure of cord
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
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