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Inguinal hernia repair in a developing country. Hernia 2006 Aug;10(4):294-8

Date

07/20/2006

Pubmed ID

16850136

DOI

10.1007/s10029-006-0111-5

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-33746985459 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   8 Citations

Abstract

Hernia surgery is typically same-day surgery and can be safely conducted in a developing country. We describe a collaborative effort of the American Hernia Society, the Institute of Latin American Concerns, medical industries, the United States Peace Corps, physicians, surgical residents and nurses from many institutions. During three 5-day periods, we operated on 236 patients and repaired 252 hernias (73% inguinal). In addition, an education day for local physicians was conducted on three occasions and included televised live surgical demonstrations and interactive lectures with question and answer sessions. We suggest this to be a viable public health initiative and demonstrate the role of surgeons in advancing and providing state-of-the-art inguinal hernia surgery to a developing country and its underserved population.

Author List

Turaga KK, Garg N, Coeling M, Smith K, Amirlak B, Jaszczak N, Elliott B, Manion J, Filipi C

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Developing Countries
Dominican Republic
Hernia, Inguinal
Humans
International Cooperation
United States