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1999-01-28T00:00:00

Hernia can be repaired under general or local anaesthetic but, in its 1993 guidelines, the RCS advised against local anaesthesia in obese, anxious or unco-operative patients. Inguinal hernias can be repaired in several different ways but the three main methods are:

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