Macewen's operation
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Macewen's operation
Macewen's operation is an operation for the cure of inguinal hernia,[1][2] developed by Scottish surgeon Sir William Macewen (1864-1924).
It is performed by closing the internal ring with a pad made of the hernial sac.[3]
References
- ^ Alexander Hugh Ferguson (1907). The Technic of modern operations for hernia. Cleveland press. pp. 226–. http://books.google.com/books?id=qq-2eBK0dIMC&pg=PA226. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- ^ Philadelphia County Medical Society (1888). Proceedings. pp. 72–. http://books.google.com/books?id=s70DAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA72. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- ^ Herbert William Allingham (1904). Operative surgery. William Wood & Company. pp. 267–. http://books.google.com/books?id=VUBQWnm6xQQC&pg=PA267. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
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