Watchful Waiting in the Management of Inguinal Hernia*
Robert J. Fitzgibbons, MD
Groin hernia is one of the most common worldwide afflictions of adults, especially
man. The earliest recordings of medical history include discussions about effective
means of treatment. Approximately 500,000-750,000 herniorrhaphies are performed in
the United States each year. It was the most common surgical operation performed
by general surgeons in the USA in 1991, according to data from the National Center
for Health Statistics.
The results are large direct costs for the surgical procedure and significant indirect
costs because of time away from normal activities. Pertinent to this presentation
is the fact that the overall cost to society for treatment of this condition would
be even greater if the estimated 800,000 patients per annum in the USA who choose
not to have their inguinal hernias repaired changed their minds. |
Abstracts
"Dome
Down" Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Glenn L. Sandler, MD
Endoscopic
Drainage of Pancreatic Pseudocyst
Gary C. Vitale, MD
Thoracoscopic
Splanchnicectomy for Pancreatic Pain
Henry L. Laws, MD
CT
Guided Percutaneous Drainage of Infected Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis
Patrick C. Freeny, MD
Management
of Metastatic Carcinoma
T. S. Ravikumar, MD
Management
of Liver Trauma
Juan C. Asensio, MD
Management
of Benign Liver Tumors
Leslie H. Blumgart, MD, FRCS
Role
and Techniques of "Dome-Down" Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Glenn L. Sandler, MD
Thoracoscopic
Splanchnicectomy for Pancreatic Pain
Henry L. Laws, MD
Current
ConceptsæAdequate Pain Management
Young K. Choi, MD
Prevention
and Management of Infection Complicating Acute Pancreatitis
Henry L. Laws, MD
Indication
for and Timing of ERCP in Biliary Pancreatitis
John Baillie, MB, ChB, FRCP
Timing
of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy After Biliary Pancreatitis
Gary C. Vitale
Magnetic
Resonance Angiography
Martin R. Prince, MD, PhD
Pancreatic
Imaging
Patrick C. Freeny, MD
Endoscopic
Ultrasonography
Charles Noyer, MD
Limited
Gastric Resection
Jo Buyske, MD
Current
ConceptsæManagement of Pancreatic Carcinoma
Henry A. Pitt, MD
Watchful
Waiting in the Management of Inguinal Hernia
Robert J. Fitzgibbons, MD
Treatment
of Incisional (Ventral) Hernias: Open Repair
Maximo Deysine, MD, FACP
Treatment
of Incisional (Ventral) Hernias: Laparoscopic Repair
Adrian E. Park, MD
Indications
for Converting to Open Operation
John G. Hunter, MD
Medicolegal
Implications of Common Bile Duct Injury During Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Kenneth A. Kern, MD, FACS
Role
and Technique of Pylorus Preserving Pacreatectomy
Henry A. Pitt, MD |
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