Decision-making in surgery: how should an inguinal hernia be repaired?
The objective in inguinal hernia surgery is to provide a tension free repair wherever there is a posterior inguinal canal weakness. Mesh repair is at present undergoing a resurgence in popularity as the method of choice, inserted either at open surgery or laparoscopically.
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Department of Surgery, Whipps Cross Hospital, London.
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D000328:Adult; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007264:Inguinal Canal / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D010535:Laparoscopy; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods*; D013536:Suture Techniques