Invited commentary on "Diathermy versus scalpel for skin incision in patients undergoing open inguinal hernia repair: A systematic review and meta-analysis"

Int J Surg. 2020 Jun:78:58-59. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2020.04.021. Epub 2020 Apr 18.

Authors

Michael T Kemp¹, Hasan B Alam²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. Electronic address: mikemp@med.umich.edu.
² Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. Electronic address: alamh@med.umich.edu.

PMID: 32311517
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2020.04.021

No abstract available

Keywords: Diathermy; Hernia repair; Incision; Scalpel.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Diathermy*
Hernia, Inguinal*
Humans
Surgical Instruments