The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 198, Issue 1 , Pages 1-5 , July 2009

Collagen in the transversalis fascia of patients with indirect inguinal hernia: a case-control study

  • Antonio Britto Casanova, M.D., Ms.C.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Universidade de Caxias do Sul, Caxias do Sul, Brazil
    • Post-Graduation Program in Surgery, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
    • Department of Surgery, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
    • ,
  • Eduardo Neubarth Trindade, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Group of Research in Laparoscopy and Digestive Surgery, CNPQ/UFRGS, Porto Alegre, Brazil
    • ,
  • Manoel Roberto Maciel Trindade, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Post-Graduation Program in Surgery, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
    • Department of Surgery, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
    • Division of Digestive Surgery, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel: +55-51-32228536; fax: +55-51-32227079

Received 17 May 2008 ,Revised 17 July 2008

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PII: S0002-9610(08)00617-X

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.07.021

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 198, Issue 1 , Pages 1-5 , July 2009

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