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Inguinal hernia : risk factors, prognosis and management [E-Book]

Contributor(s):

Hansen, Donald C [editor.]

Series: New developments in medical researchPublisher: New York : Nova Biomedical, [2015]Description: 1 online resource : illustrationsContent type:

still image

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781634826631
1634826639

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Contents:

Chapter 1: Groin Hernia: Risk Factors, Clinical Evaluation and Surgical Treatments; Chapter 2: Recurrent Inguinal Hernia; Chapter 3: Inguinal Hernia Surgery in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis; Chapter 4: Histopathological Surprises in Inguinal Hernial Sac; Chapter 5: "Tension-Free" Autoplasty of Inguinal Hernia; Chapter 6: Open Techniques of Inguinal Hernia Repair

Chapter 7: Management of Incisional Hernia Repair under Local AnesthesiaChapter 8: Influence of Inguinal Hernia Mesh Repair on Testicular Flow and Sperm Autoimmunity; Chapter 9: Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair: TAPP and TEP; Chapter 10: Self-Adhesive Meshes in Inguinal Hernia Repair (Laparoscopic and Open Approach) Self-Adhesives Prosthesis; Index

Summary: A hernia is defined as a protusion or projection of an organ or a part of an organ through the body wall that normally contains it. The risk for inguinal hernia is highest among Caucasian males. Other risk factors include a history of another hernia, advanced age, abdominal wall injury, history of abdominal aortic aneurysm and smoking. Inguinal hernias have a variety of clinical presentations ranging from a finding of a painless bulge in the groin region on routine physical examination to emergent, life-threatening presentations due to bowel strangulation. Most hernias can be diagnosed on phys.

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Item type	Home library	Class number	URL	Status	Date due	Barcode
Electronic book	Stenhouse Library (Kingston Hospital) Online		Link to resource	Available

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record; title from PDF title page, viewed (07/28/2020).

A hernia is defined as a protusion or projection of an organ or a part of an organ through the body wall that normally contains it. The risk for inguinal hernia is highest among Caucasian males. Other risk factors include a history of another hernia, advanced age, abdominal wall injury, history of abdominal aortic aneurysm and smoking. Inguinal hernias have a variety of clinical presentations ranging from a finding of a painless bulge in the groin region on routine physical examination to emergent, life-threatening presentations due to bowel strangulation. Most hernias can be diagnosed on phys.

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