Re-recurrence After Operation for Recurrent Inguinal Hernia. A Nationwide 8-Year Follow-up Study on the Role of Type of Repair CME

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Release Date: May 14, 2008Valid for credit through May 14, 2009
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    Re-recurrence After Operation for Recurrent Inguinal Hernia. A Nationwide 8-Year Follow-up Study on the Role of Type of Repair
    Thue Bisgaard, MD, DMsc
    Morten Bay-Nielsen, MD
    Henrik Kehlet, PhD

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Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

  1. Describe the rate of recurrence of hernia repair after primary inguinal hernia repair
  2. Identify the most common surgical method used for primary inguinal hernia repair that was associated with reoperation
  3. Describe the re-reoperation rate of inguinal hernia repair after a first reoperation
  4. Describe the most common surgical technique used for re-reoperation for re-recurrence of inguinal hernia
  5. Identify the surgical technique used for primary repair or recurrence that is associated with the lowest rate of subsequent re-recurrence
Authors and Disclosures

Thue Bisgaard, MD, DMsc
Disclosure: Thue Bisgaard, MD, DMsc, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.


Morten Bay-Nielsen, MD
Disclosure: Morten Bay-Nielsen, MD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.


Henrik Kehlet, PhD
Disclosure: Henrik Kehlet, PhD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.


Désirée Lie, MD, MSEd
Disclosure: Désirée Lie, MD, MSEd, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.


Layton F. Rikkers, MD
Disclosure: Layton F. Rikkers, MD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.


Keith D. Lillemoe, MD
Disclosure: D. Lillemoe, MD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.


Pamela Nevar, MS, RD
Disclosure: Pamela Nevar, MS, RD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.


Carol Peckham
Disclosure: Carol Peckham has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.


 
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