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ArticleJournal of minimal access surgery2026

What does it take to become a hernia specialist?

Easwaramoorthy Sundaram

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Article in Journal of minimal access surgery, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Easwaramoorthy SundaramDepartment of Minimal Access Surgery, Lotus Hospital, Erode, Tamil Nadu, India.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

abstractHernia surgery is the most common procedure done by surgeons. The author describes the various pathways to becoming a hernia specialist, considering the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats as in a business model.

Indexed as

Competence in hernia surgeryherniologylaparoscopic hernia surgerymesh infection

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PMID40693946
PMCPMC13175548

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