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Training General Surgery Residents in Inguinal Hernia Repair

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Inguinal hernia repair is an exceedingly common surgical procedure and comprises a core skill set for the surgical trainee. Over time, the means by which to repair an inguinal hernia have broadened to include open surgery, laparoscopic surgery, and robotic surgery. Although experience in all three techniques is important, we feel that a strong foundation in the open repair and understanding of relevant anatomy are essential for trainee education. To provide a uniform and reproducible hernia repair experience for all learners with standardized faculty support, we designed and implemented an open surgery hernia lab utilizing cadaveric tissue and simulated hernias.

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Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank Hobart Akin, MD, FACS, Sperry Nelson, MD, FACS, and the staff at the University of Tennessee Center for Advanced Medical Simulation for their invaluable contributions to this hernia curriculum.

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  1. Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Indianapolis, IN, USA

    Nicole Kissane Lee

  2. University of Tennessee School of Medicine, Memphis, TN, USA

    Vandana Botta

  3. University of Tennessee School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Knoxville, TN, USA

    Mariah Alexander Beasley

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  1. Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Knoxville, TN, USA

    Melissa Phillips LaPinska

  2. Department of Surgery, Washington University Medical Center, Department of Surgery, St Louis, MO, USA

    Jeffrey A. Blatnik

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Lee, N.K., Botta, V., Beasley, M.A. (2018). Training General Surgery Residents in Inguinal Hernia Repair. In: LaPinska, M., Blatnik, J. (eds) Surgical Principles in Inguinal Hernia Repair . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92892-0_22

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