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Aftercare and Recovery in Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Surgery

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The surgical consultation for inguinal hernia is one of the most frequent encounters and is seen in all types of healthcare systems. The resulting socioeconomic influences are not to be underestimated. They result on one hand from the hospitalization itself and on the other hand they are also significantly influenced by the recovery.

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  1. Klinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral- , Gefäß- und Unfallchirurgie, Kliniken Calw-Nagold, Nagold, Germany

    Ralf M. Wilke

  2. Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK

    Andrew de Beaux

  3. Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

    Juliane Bingener-Casey

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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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Wilke, R.M., de Beaux, A., Bingener-Casey, J. (2018). Aftercare and Recovery in Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Surgery. 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_16

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