[Injury of the femoral vein--a complication in inguinal hernia surgery].

In a 21-year-old patient with recurrence of the right-sided inguinal hernia the right femoral vein was injured during the operative repair. The vein had to be reconstructed by the use of the right saphena vein and anticoagulative therapy was begun. Since the coagulation parameters were satisfactory the haematoma was produced in the operative wound and had to be evacuated through the second operation. The next operative course was without complications and the patient with healed operative wound was discharged from the hospital at the 13th hospitalization day.