AIM: to see the outcome of hernia repair by mesh placement in patients operated for groin hernia in emergency OBJECTIVE: is to assess the feasibility of meshplasty in treating obstructed inguinal and femoral hernia. METHODOLOGY: all the patients with groin hernias, operated in emergency, with meshplasty includes all the cases of inguinal and femoral hernias, whether – irreducible, obstructed or strangulated. RESULT: groin hernia repair with meshplasty had good outcome as co mpared to old standard of no–meshplasty in emergency hernia surgery. CONCLUSION: Mesh repaire can be safely performed in obstructed/irreducible hernias.