Is surgical repair of an asymptomatic groin hernia appropriate? A review
โ Scribed by B. van den Heuvel; B. J. Dwars; D. R. Klassen; H. J. Bonjer
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 364 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1265-4906
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In Homo sapiens sapiens and many mammalian quadrupeds, there is an absence of the posterior rectus sheath below the arcuate line (of Douglas) and an insubstantial transversalis fascia in the groin. This anatomical arrangement presents no particular functional anatomic difficulty for quadrupeds as th
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