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01-10-2009 | Invited Commentary

Inguinal Hernia Repair: What to do with the Evidence?

Author: René Gordon Holzheimer

Published in: World Journal of Surgery | Issue 10/2009

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Inguinal hernia repair, one of the commonest operations in the world, remains a matter of discussion and controversy with regard to which technique should be used. Each of us is convinced that his or her technique is the best one. Numerous published guidelines and meta-analyses of hernia repair are available; do surgeons follow them? …

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Title: Inguinal Hernia Repair: What to do with the Evidence?
Author: René Gordon Holzheimer
Publication date: 01-10-2009
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: World Journal of Surgery / Issue 10/2009
Print ISSN: 0364-2313
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2323
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-009-0176-2

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