Inguinal hernia repair with silk or polyglycolic acid sutures: A controlled trial with 5-years' follow-up

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Inguinal hernia repair with silk or polyglycolic acid sutures : A controlled trial with 5-years' follow-up. / Burcharth, Flemming; Hahn-Pedersen, Jan; Andersen, Bjørn; Andersen, Jens Rikardt.

In: World Journal of Surgery, Vol. 7, No. 3, 1983, p. 416-418.

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Harvard

Burcharth, F, Hahn-Pedersen, J, Andersen, B & Andersen, JR 1983, 'Inguinal hernia repair with silk or polyglycolic acid sutures: A controlled trial with 5-years' follow-up', World Journal of Surgery, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 416-418. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01658093

APA

Burcharth, F., Hahn-Pedersen, J., Andersen, B., & Andersen, J. R. (1983). Inguinal hernia repair with silk or polyglycolic acid sutures: A controlled trial with 5-years' follow-up. World Journal of Surgery, 7(3), 416-418. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01658093

Vancouver

Burcharth F, Hahn-Pedersen J, Andersen B, Andersen JR. Inguinal hernia repair with silk or polyglycolic acid sutures: A controlled trial with 5-years' follow-up. World Journal of Surgery. 1983;7(3):416-418. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01658093

Author

Burcharth, Flemming ; Hahn-Pedersen, Jan ; Andersen, Bjørn ; Andersen, Jens Rikardt. / Inguinal hernia repair with silk or polyglycolic acid sutures : A controlled trial with 5-years' follow-up. In: World Journal of Surgery. 1983 ; Vol. 7, No. 3. pp. 416-418.

Bibtex

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abstract = "Polyglycolic acid and silk sutures were used for repair of 321 direct inguinal hernias in 302 patients in a triple-blind randomized trial. A standardized McVay repair was used. A total of 28 recurrent hernias were diagnosed. The cumulated recurrence rate increased gradually to 6.5% after 2 years and to 10.4% after 5 years. No difference was found between polyglycolic acid and silk sutures. It is concluded that repair of direct inguinal hernias may be performed with the same safety with polyglycolic acid as with silk sutures.",
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N2 - Polyglycolic acid and silk sutures were used for repair of 321 direct inguinal hernias in 302 patients in a triple-blind randomized trial. A standardized McVay repair was used. A total of 28 recurrent hernias were diagnosed. The cumulated recurrence rate increased gradually to 6.5% after 2 years and to 10.4% after 5 years. No difference was found between polyglycolic acid and silk sutures. It is concluded that repair of direct inguinal hernias may be performed with the same safety with polyglycolic acid as with silk sutures.

AB - Polyglycolic acid and silk sutures were used for repair of 321 direct inguinal hernias in 302 patients in a triple-blind randomized trial. A standardized McVay repair was used. A total of 28 recurrent hernias were diagnosed. The cumulated recurrence rate increased gradually to 6.5% after 2 years and to 10.4% after 5 years. No difference was found between polyglycolic acid and silk sutures. It is concluded that repair of direct inguinal hernias may be performed with the same safety with polyglycolic acid as with silk sutures.

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