BMJ 2008;336:346 (16 February), doi:10.1136/bmj.39486.456875.3A
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Inguinal hernias
A case of waste not, want not?
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In answer to Head (previous letter), is inguinal hernia repair perhaps like tonsillectomy used to be?1 That is, the surgeon can do the operation, so the surgeon does the operation? Might this be a case of "waste not, want not"?
John G Gooderham, member, West Sussex Patient and Public Involvement Forum (PPIF)
1 Billingshurst, West Sussex RH14 9TJ
sue@goodiehouse.wanadoo.co.uk
Competing interests: None declared.
- Jenkins JT, O’Dwyer PJ. Inguinal hernias. BMJ 2008;336:269-72. (2 February.)
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