The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 184, Issue 6 , Pages 505-508 , December 2002

Is laparoscopic umbilical hernia repair with mesh a reasonable alternative to conventional repair?

Presented at the 54th Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Surgical Congress, Coronado, California, April 7–10, 2002.

  • Byron E Wright, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Hennepin County Medical Center, 701 Park Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55415-1829, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-612-347-2810; fax: +1-612-904-4297.
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  • Jason Beckerman, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Hennepin County Medical Center, 701 Park Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55415-1829, USA
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  • Melissa Cohen, M.A.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Hennepin County Medical Center, 701 Park Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55415-1829, USA
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  • John K Cumming, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Hennepin County Medical Center, 701 Park Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55415-1829, USA
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  • Jorge L Rodriguez, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Hennepin County Medical Center, 701 Park Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55415-1829, USA

Received 31 July 2002 ,Revised 18 August 2002

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The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 184, Issue 6 , Pages 505-508 , December 2002

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