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. 1997 Feb;7(1):49-50.

Laparoscopic hernia repair (TAPP): a new method to reduce port-site-herniation

S O Irving  1 , G T Deans, C S Royston, W A Brough
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  • PMID: 9116948

Laparoscopic hernia repair (TAPP): a new method to reduce port-site-herniation

S O Irving et al. Surg Laparosc Endosc. 1997 Feb.

Abstract

This article describes a method of transperitoneal laparoscopic hernia repair to reduce port-site herniation by using one umbilical 12-mm port site and a 5-mm laparoscope.

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