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Leif Spangen
Publications - 4
Citations - 257
Leif Spangen is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Hernia & Inguinal hernia. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 4 publications receiving 239 citations.
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Randomized clinical trial comparing 5‐year recurrence rate after laparoscopic versus Shouldice repair of primary inguinal hernia
D Arvidsson,F Berndsen,LG Larsson,C.-E. Leijonmarck,G Rimback,C. Rudberg,S. Smedberg,Leif Spangen,Agneta Montgomery +8 more
TL;DR: The aim of this study was to compare 5‐year recurrence rates after Shouldice and laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal patch (TAPP) repair for primary inguinal hernia repair.
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Incisional hernia repair in Sweden 2002.
TL;DR: There is room for improvement regarding the incisional hernia surgery in Sweden, where suture repair, with its unacceptable results, is common and mesh techniques employed may not be optimal.
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Nonpalpable Inguinal Hernia in Women
Leif Spangen,S. Smedberg +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a non-palpable inguinal hernia was found to be relatively common in women, although seldom diagnosed, and this type of hernia presents a typical clinical picture and can be accurately confirmed by simple diagnostic methods.
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Occult Hernias in the Male Patient
S. Smedberg,Leif Spangen +1 more
TL;DR: The following presentation will focus on the understanding of the origin of groin pain in occult hernia and its differential diagnoses, the physical and radiological examination of the patient, and a discussion of the results of studies.