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Published in: Hernia 4/2009

01-08-2009 | Letter to the Editor

Preperitoneal memory-ring patch for inguinal hernia

Re: Preperitoneal memory-ring patch for inguinal hernia: a prospective multicentric feasibility study, Berrevoet et al. (2009) Hernia (in press) doi: 10.1007/s10029-009-0475-4

Author: E. P. Pélissier

Published in: Hernia | Issue 4/2009

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Excerpt

Following my initial publications of the method [1, 2], the paper by Berrevoet et al. [3] is the first article published in an international journal on the Polysoft Patch technique. The authors’ results are comparable to mine, with a low recurrence rate (1.2% and 1.5%) and a low level of postoperative pain and disability, even though this series, like mine, corresponds to their initial experience, including the learning curve. …
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Pelissier EP, Monek O, Blum D, Ngo Ph (2007) The Polysoft patch: prospective evaluation of feasibility, postoperative pain and recovery. Hernia 11:229–234PubMedCrossRef
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Pelissier EP, Blum D, Ngo Ph, Monek O (2008) Transinguinal preperitoneal repair with the Polysoft patch: prospective evaluation of recurrence and chronic pain. Hernia 12:51–56PubMedCrossRef
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Berrevoet F, Sommeling C, De Gendt S, Breusegem C, de Hemptinne B (2009) The preperitoneal memory-ring patch for inguinal hernia: a prospective multicentric feasibility study. Hernia (in press) doi: 10.​1007/​s10029-009-0475-4
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Rives J, Lardennois B, Flament JB, Couvert G (1973) La pièce en tulle de dacron, traitement de choix des hernies de l’aine de l’adulte. A propos de 183 cas. Chirurgie 99:564–575PubMed
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Title
Preperitoneal memory-ring patch for inguinal hernia
Re: Preperitoneal memory-ring patch for inguinal hernia: a prospective multicentric feasibility study, Berrevoet et al. (2009) Hernia (in press) doi: 10.1007/s10029-009-0475-4
Author
E. P. Pélissier
Publication date
01-08-2009
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Hernia / Issue 4/2009
Print ISSN: 1265-4906
Electronic ISSN: 1248-9204
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-009-0490-5

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