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Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery 9/2007

01-09-2007

SSAT Patient Care Guidelines

Surgical Repair of Groin Hernias

Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery | Issue 9/2007

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Groin hernias include inguinal and femoral hernias. Repair of groin hernias is one of the most commonly performed outpatient surgical procedures, and it is estimated that 750,000 inguinal hernia repairs are performed yearly in the USA. Inguinal hernias occur most commonly in men. While these hernias afflict persons of all ages, this guideline will address only the adult patient. …
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Title
SSAT Patient Care Guidelines
Surgical Repair of Groin Hernias
Publication date
01-09-2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery / Issue 9/2007
Print ISSN: 1091-255X
Electronic ISSN: 1873-4626
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-007-0199-7

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