title: Lloyd Nyhus and Rene Stoppa: preperitoneal inguinal pioneers.
abstract: A brief history of the seminal contributions of Stoppa and Nyhus to inguinal hernia surgery.
authors.affiliation: General Surgery Service, Madigan Army Medical Center, JBLM, WA 98431, USA. Electronic address: preston.l.carter.civ@mail.mil.
authors.forename: Preston L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Carter
mesh_terms: D005602:France; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000266:history* / Q000601:surgery*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D010819:Physician's Role; D014481:United States
keywords: Hernia surgery; Nyhus; Preperitoneal hernia repair; Stoppa; Surgical history