Achieving the Learning Curve in Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair by Tapp: A Quality Improvement Study

Background: More than 20 million patients worldwide undergo groin hernia repair annually. Every year more than 800,000 inguinal hernia repairs are performed in the United States alone. Since the first report by Ger et al. in 1990, laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair has gained wide acceptance due to...

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Main Authors: Umberto Bracale, Giovanni Merola, Antonio Sciuto, Giuseppe Cavallaro, Jacopo Andreuccetti, Giusto Pignata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-11-01
Series:Journal of Investigative Surgery
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08941939.2018.1468944