Watchful Waiting for Inguinal Hernia

Adv Surg. 2019 Sep:53:293-303. doi: 10.1016/j.yasu.2019.04.014. Epub 2019 May 15.

Authors

Alexander D Schroeder¹, Dustin J Tubre¹, Robert J Fitzgibbons Jr²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Creighton University School of Medicine, CHI Health Creighton University-Bergan Mercy Education Building, 7710 Mercy Road, Suite 501, Omaha, NE 68124, USA.
² Department of Surgery, Creighton University School of Medicine, CHI Health Creighton University-Bergan Mercy Education Building, 7710 Mercy Road, Suite 501, Omaha, NE 68124, USA. Electronic address: fitzjr@creighton.edu.

PMID: 31327453
DOI: 10.1016/j.yasu.2019.04.014

No abstract available

Keywords: Herniorrhaphy; Inguinal hernia; Routine repair; Watchful waiting.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
Review

MeSH terms

Asymptomatic Diseases
Female
Hernia, Inguinal / surgery
Hernia, Inguinal / therapy*
Herniorrhaphy / economics
Humans
Male
Quality of Life
Sex Factors
Watchful Waiting*

Associated data

ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT00263250

Grants and funding

R01 HS009860/HS/AHRQ HHS/United States