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Operations for Recurrent Inguinal Hernia

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A number of experts with particular interest in the surgical technique of repairing an inguinal hernia have reported a very low postoperative recurrence rate. This is true of Glassow with respect to the Should-ice technique, Halverson and McVay and Rutledge for the Cooper’s ligament technique, and Nyhus for the preperitoneal approach. Depending on the thoroughness and duration of the followup study, the above authors have reported recurrence rates between 0.25% and 3% for the repair of the direct inguinal hernia.

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  1. New York University School of Medicine, USA

    Jameson L. Chassin M.D. (Professor of Clinical Surgery, Director of Surgery, Visiting Surgeon, Consulting Surgeon, Attending Surgeon)

  2. Booth Memorial Medical Center, 11355, Flushing, New York, USA

    Jameson L. Chassin M.D. (Professor of Clinical Surgery, Director of Surgery, Visiting Surgeon, Consulting Surgeon, Attending Surgeon)

  3. University Hospital, New York University Medical Center, USA

    Jameson L. Chassin M.D. (Professor of Clinical Surgery, Director of Surgery, Visiting Surgeon, Consulting Surgeon, Attending Surgeon)

  4. New York Veterans Administration Hospital, USA

    Jameson L. Chassin M.D. (Professor of Clinical Surgery, Director of Surgery, Visiting Surgeon, Consulting Surgeon, Attending Surgeon)

  5. Bellevue Hospital, USA

    Jameson L. Chassin M.D. (Professor of Clinical Surgery, Director of Surgery, Visiting Surgeon, Consulting Surgeon, Attending Surgeon)

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Chassin, J.L. (1984). Operations for Recurrent Inguinal Hernia. In: Operative Strategy in General Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4172-8_36

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