## Abstract Between 1986 and 1992, 265 men of mean age 51 (range 16โ75) years with a primary inguinal hernia were randomized to undergo surgery by staff surgeon or surgical resident and further randomized to receive a modified Bassini operation (transversalis fascia not divided but included in the
Randomized trial of modified Bassini versus Shouldice inguinal hernia repair
โ Scribed by A. Woodward; N. D. Carr; J. Beynon; A. Paul; H. Troidl
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 274 KB
- Volume
- 82
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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