| Description |
x, 243 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
1. A historical perspective: reviewing the evolution of the surgical management of groin hernias / Franklin H. G. Bridgewater -- 2. Anatomy, open / W. Michael Thomas -- 3. Anatomy, laparoscopic / Desmond F. R. Hughes -- 4. Classification and description of groin hernias / Lawrence B. Kong and Jonathan R. Hiatt -- 5. Inguinal hernias in infants and children / Eric W. Fonkalsrud -- 6. Low, inguinal and high femoral hernia repair / Lukas Krahenbuhl and Markus W. Buchler -- 7. The 'Bassini' of Edoardo Bassini / J. S. Raccuia and Daniel Azoulay -- 8. McVay repair and Moloney darn /John S. Jameson and Ashley R. Dennison -- 9. The Shouldice operation / Robert Bendavid -- 10. Lichtenstein open tension-free hernioplasty / Parviz K. Amid and Irving L. Lichtenstein -- 11. Mesh plug hernioplasty / Alan W. Robbins and Ira M. Rutkow --12. Giant prosthetic reinforcement of the visceral sac in inguinal hernia repair the Stoppa operation / Jan P. Lerut and Peter J. Luder |
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13. Complications of open repairs / John S. Jameson and Ashley R. Dennison -- 14. Transabdominal preperitoneal inguinal hernioplasty / Guy J. Maddern --15. Laparoscopically-guided total extraperitoneal inguinal hernioplasty / Richard L. Friedman and Edward H. Phillips -- 16. Complications of laparoscopic hernioplasty / Theodore M. Khalili and Edward H. Phillips -- 17. Difficult and recurrent hernias /George A. Fielding -- 18. Inguinal hernia repair using local anesthesia / A. Karatassas, G. E. Rudkin and R. G. Morris -- 19. Biomaterials in hernia surgery /Stanley D. Berliner -- 20. Assessment of outcomes and cost / Justin R. Bessel and Guy J. Maddern |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Inguinal hernia -- Surgery.
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Laparoscopic surgery -- Technique.
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Hernia, Inguinal -- surgery.
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Laparoscopy -- methods.
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Hernia, Inguinal -- surgery.
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Laparoscopy -- methods.
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| Author |
Hiatt, J. R. (Jonathan R.), 1951-
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Maddern, Guy J.
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Phillips, Edward H., 1947-
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| LC no. |
97000133 |
| ISBN |
0443055238 |
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