[Iatrogenic lesions of the femoral vessels during hernia surgery]. / Lesioni iatrogene dei vasi femorali nella chirurgia dell'ernia.

The vascular lesions in hernia surgery are difficult to be found: on the basis of three cases personally treated and on literature data, the authors dwell upon the factors that influence the frequency of this event, they discuss about the therapeutic choices and they illustrate the short and long term prognosis.