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01-04-2010 | Letter

Current opinion on laparoscopic repair of inguinal hernia

Author: Theodoros E. Pavlidis

Published in: Surgical Endoscopy | Issue 4/2010

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Inguinal hernia repair is a common surgical procedure. However, there is an ongoing debate about the preferred technique. The open preperitoneal mesh placement by Stoppa in 1984 as well as the open tension-free mesh repair, lying on the transversalis fascia, by Lichtenstein in 1987 established the cornerstone for the current laparoscopic management of inguinal hernia. …

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Title: Current opinion on laparoscopic repair of inguinal hernia
Author: Theodoros E. Pavlidis
Publication date: 01-04-2010
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Surgical Endoscopy / Issue 4/2010
Print ISSN: 0930-2794
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2218
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-009-0701-2

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