title: [Is it always necessary to operate on inguinal hernias?].
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie, Centre hospitalier intercommunal de Poissy-Saint-Germain, 78303 Poissy. Abefinger@aol.com
authors.forename: Abe
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fingerhut
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Fitzgibbons
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D012307:Risk Factors; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods