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Indication for Surgery: Open or Laparoendoscopic Techniques in Groin Hernias

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Vast majority of groin hernias of adult are operated as an elective procedure. The decision to operate depends on many factors (e.g., size, symptoms, discomfort, degree of disability, age, inguinal vs. femoral, family history, irreducibility, source of medical information, media, etc.). Few conditions make the indication for a hernia repair quite imperative; most of the others are rational reasons leaving enough time to look for the most convenient solution.

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  1. Visceral Surgery, NetworkHernia, Klinik Im Park, Hirslanden Group, Zurich, Switzerland

    Jan F. Kukleta

  2. Department of General Surgery and Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery, Vivantes Hospital Spandau, Berlin, Germany

    Ferdinand Köckerling

  3. Department of Surgery, NYU Lutheran Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA

    George Ferzli

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  1. Em.Director of Surgical Department, Marienhospital Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany

    Reinhard Bittner

  2. Academic Teaching Hospital of Charitè Medical School, Vivantes Hospital, Department of Surgery and Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery, Berlin, Germany

    Ferdinand Köckerling

  3. Department of General Surgery, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

    Robert J. Fitzgibbons, Jr.

  4. Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group, Department of Surgery, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

    Karl A. LeBlanc

  5. Norton Thoracic Institute, Dignity Health, Creighton University School of Medicine (Phoenix campus), Phoenix, Arizona, USA

    Sumeet K. Mittal

  6. Minimal Access, Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Max Super Specialty Hospital Saket, New Delhi, India

    Pradeep Chowbey

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Kukleta, J.F., Köckerling, F., Ferzli, G. (2018). Indication for Surgery: Open or Laparoendoscopic Techniques in Groin Hernias. In: Bittner, R., Köckerling, F., Fitzgibbons, Jr., R., LeBlanc, K., Mittal, S., Chowbey, P. (eds) Laparo-endoscopic Hernia Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-55493-7_5

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