Charles Wilkins Had a Laparoscopic Hernia Repair with Good Results

question 11

Multiple Choice

Charles Wilkins had a laparoscopic hernia repair with good results and an uneventful recovery.Weeks later,as he reviewed his hospital bill,he noted that he had been charged for a very expensive preperitoneal distention balloon,polypropylene mesh,an endomechanical stapler,and three endosurgical trocars.What hernia repair technique was probably performed on Charles?

• A) TAPP repair
• B) Laparoscopic Bassini repair
• C) TEP repair
• D) Mesh-plug insertion repair

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Definitions:

Bacon's Rebellion

A 1676 uprising led by Nathaniel Bacon against the colonial government of Virginia, arising from settlers' frustrations over governance and Native American policies.

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Puritans' Religious Ideas

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