Elective repair of groin hernias in the
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Miss P. I. M. Allen; M. Zager; M. Goldman
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Article
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1987
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Elective repair of groin hernia is a simple and safe surgical procedure at any age, and is a well known example of the preventative value of early surgery'. Conversely, the overall risks of emergency surgery in the elderly, measured by morbidity and mortality, may increase two-or threefold'. Neverth