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Exposure of cord

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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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