Surgery
Volume 24, Issue 7 , Pages 239-245 , 1 July 2006

Adult groin hernias: acute and elective

  • Michael Nelson, FRCS(Ed) FRCS

      Affiliations

    • Michael Nelson FRCS(Ed) FRCS is a General Surgeon at Charing Cross Hospital, London, UK.
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  • Brian M Stephenson, FRCS

      Affiliations

    • Brian M Stephenson FRCS is a Consultant General and Colorectal Surgeon at the Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, UK.

FURTHER READING 

  1. Bay-Nielsen M , Kehlet H , Strand L , et al.   Quality assessment of 26,304 herniorrhaphies in Denmark: a prospective nationwide study . Lancet . 2001;358:1124–1128
  2. NHS National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence  . Guidance on the use of laparoscopic surgery for inguinal hernia . London: NHS National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence; 2001;
  3. The MRC Laparoscopic Groin Hernia Trial Group  . Laparoscopic versus open repair of groin hernia: a randomised comparison . Lancet . 1999;354:185–190
  4. Vrijland WW , van den Tol MP , Luijendijk RW , et al.   Randomized clinical trial of non-mesh versus mesh repair of primary inguinal hernia . Br J Surg . 2002;89:293–297

PII: S0263-9319(06)70711-6

doi: 10.1383/surg.2006.24.7.239

Surgery
Volume 24, Issue 7 , Pages 239-245 , 1 July 2006

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