Master of Surgery thesis by Dr Sanjoy Sanyal in JIPMER Pondicherry India, under guidance of Dr R. B. Mehta. Shows some causative factors of recurrent inguinal hernia following Bassini-type of repair, and illustrates some steps of repair of recurrent inguinal hernias without using prosthetic materials. Recurrent Hernia: A surgical challenge Following slides show Pathology and Pathophysiology of Recurrences Especially following previous Bassini-type of Inguinal Hernia repair Recurrences are classified as Medial / Lateral depending on their relation to Inferior Epigastric Artery Last few slides show repair techniques without using prosthetic material