title: Femoral Hernias in Patients Undergoing Total Extraperitoneal Laparoscopic Hernia Repair: Including Routine Evaluation of the Femoral Canal in Approaches to Inguinal Hernia Repair.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Waltz
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Luciano
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Peitzman
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania2VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Brian S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Zuckerbraun
mesh_terms: D006119:Groin / Q000601:surgery*; D006550:Hernia, Femoral / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D059685:Herniorrhaphy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010414:Pennsylvania / Q000453:epidemiology