Open, laparoscopic, and hernia repair: more options, more questions-author's reply

Timothy J Holleran^{1

2}, Fredrick J Brody³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Surgery, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 50 Irving St. NW, Washington D.C., 20422, USA.
² Department of Surgery, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C., 20007, USA.
³ Division of Surgery, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 50 Irving St. NW, Washington D.C., 20422, USA. Fredrick.brody@va.gov.

Comment

Timothy J Holleran et al. Hernia. 2022 Feb.

. 2022 Feb;26(1):371-372.

doi: 10.1007/s10029-021-02448-y. Epub 2021 Jun 30.

Timothy J Holleran^{1

2}, Fredrick J Brody³

¹ Division of Surgery, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 50 Irving St. NW, Washington D.C., 20422, USA.
² Department of Surgery, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C., 20007, USA.
³ Division of Surgery, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 50 Irving St. NW, Washington D.C., 20422, USA. Fredrick.brody@va.gov.

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Trends and outcomes of open, laparoscopic, and robotic inguinal hernia repair in the veterans affairs system.
Holleran TJ, Napolitano MA, Sparks AD, Duncan JE, Garrett M, Brody FJ. Holleran TJ, et al. Hernia. 2022 Jun;26(3):889-899. doi: 10.1007/s10029-021-02419-3. Epub 2021 Apr 28. Hernia. 2022. PMID: 33909151
Open, laparoscopic, and robotic inguinal hernia repair: more options, more questions.
Huerta S. Huerta S. Hernia. 2022 Feb;26(1):369-370. doi: 10.1007/s10029-021-02438-0. Epub 2021 Jun 12. Hernia. 2022. PMID: 34117955 No abstract available.

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