Inguinal hernia repair without mesh. Desarda?

A surgeon with experience in both would be much better at explaining and describing this, but to simplify tremendously based on my own understanding of the two different repairs types:

Desarda repair – uses a detached piece of the patients own nearby muscle tissue to cover the hernia hole

Shouldice repair – uses a multi-layer reconstruction of the patients own tissue to stitch the hernia hole closed

I’m sure that is very over simplified, but it should give you a general idea.

Please keep us all updated about your decision making, and what surgery type and where you end up going. Follow up is always good, and very helpful to other patients!