TY - CHAP
T1 - Recurrence or complication
T2 - The lesser of two evils? A review of patient-reported outcomes from the VA hernia trial
AU - Neumayer, L.
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Inguinal hernia is one of the most common disease states affecting men worldwide. The direct and indirect costs of this condition, with or without repair, are great. Recent studies have questioned the need for repair in asymptomatic patients; however, in both of these studies, pain and discomfort were the main reasons for a crossover to repair from the watchful waiting group [1, 2].
AB - Inguinal hernia is one of the most common disease states affecting men worldwide. The direct and indirect costs of this condition, with or without repair, are great. Recent studies have questioned the need for repair in asymptomatic patients; however, in both of these studies, pain and discomfort were the main reasons for a crossover to repair from the watchful waiting group [1, 2].
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-642-11541-7_34
DO - 10.1007/978-3-642-11541-7_34
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:84891963651
SN - 9783642045523
SP - 251
EP - 255
BT - Hernia Repair Sequelae
PB - Springer Berlin Heidelberg
ER -