Dealing with the round ligament of uterus in laparoscopic groin hernia repair: a nationwide survey among experienced surgeons
- 1 August 2018
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Hernia
- Vol. 22 (5), 849-855
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-018-1802-4
Abstract
Our aim was to investigate how often a national cohort of experienced groin hernia surgeons transected the round ligament of uterus in laparoscopic groin hernia repair. Furthermore, we wished to explore the surgeons’ personal opinions and knowledge on the function and importance of the ligament.Keywords
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