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Open Access
01-02-2015 | Guidelines
Update of guidelines on laparoscopic (TAPP) and endoscopic (TEP) treatment of inguinal hernia (International Endohernia Society)
Authors:
R. Bittner, M. A. Montgomery, E. Arregui, V. Bansal, J. Bingener, T. Bisgaard, H. Buhck, M. Dudai, G. S. Ferzli, R. J. Fitzgibbons, R. H. Fortelny, K. L. Grimes, U. Klinge, F. Koeckerling, S. Kumar, J. Kukleta, D. Lomanto, M. C. Misra, S. Morales-Conde, W. Reinpold, J. Rosenberg, K. Singh, M. Timoney, D. Weyhe, P. Chowbey
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Surgical Endoscopy
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Issue 2/2015
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Excerpt
Guidelines are the bridge between science and clinical practice [1]. Science is a dynamic process and it is continuously evolving. Consequently, there is a continual development of new insights necessitation updates of existing guidelines. For this update, the authors concentrated on studies with level of 1 and 2 evidence. All references are marked with the level of evidence, according to the Oxford classification. In general “Recommendation Grade D” does not constitute a recommendation, but in some instances it is shown in the text to indicate lack of quality data. We recommended all readers to download the original statements and recommendations [2], for fully appreciation of the Update Guidelines on Laparoscopic Hernia Surgery. …
