Results of surgical treatment of 187 patients with inguinal hernia, who were performed Lichtenstein operation, are analysed. Techniques of operation performance are described. They allow to lower the chronic painful syndrome rate to 0.5% cases. Frequency of postoperative complications has made 1.6% and they were stopped conservatively. Relapse of disease in terms till 18 months is not marked.
It is shown that the choice of anesthesia type and used allograft should be carried out taking into account specific features of the patient. It is confirmed that Lichtenstein operation at surgical treatment of inguinal hernia is highly effective, simple, reliable and safe intervention.
