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    Inguinal Hernia



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    Citations

    1. Aiken JJ, Oldham KT (2011). Inguinal hernias. In RM Kliegman et al., eds., Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 19th ed., pp. 1362–1368. Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier.

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    • Chow A, et al. (2008). Inguinal hernia, search date September 2007. Online version of BMJ Clinical Evidence: http://www.clinicalevidence.com.

    • Feldman LS, et al. (2007). Laparoscopic hernia repair. In WW Souba et al., eds., ACS Surgery: Principles and Practice, 6th ed., pp. 850–869. New York: WebMD.

    • Fitzgibbons RJ Jr, et al. (2006). Watchful waiting vs repair of inguinal hernia in minimally symptomatic men: A randomized clinical trial. JAMA, 295(3): 285–292.

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    By: Reference Healthwise Staff Last Revised: Reference November 15, 2012
    Medical Review: Reference E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
    Reference Kenneth Bark, MD - Surgery, Colon and Rectal


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