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V042: Antonio D Lassaletta, MD

BEST OF VIDEO 3 Keyword(s): foreign body, nonabsorbable tacker, Occams razor TAPP repair, plug & patch repair, polyester mesh, polypropylene plug, recurrent inguinal hernia, transabdominal approach

Posted on: 09/22/2010
Video Categories: BEST of VIDEO 3, Meeting Content, SAGES 2010 Meeting
Learning Themes: Hernia
Video Authors: Fellinger E, Lassaletta A, Schwaitzberg S
Video Institutions: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center--Boston MA, Cambridge Health Alliance--Somerville MA, Harvard Medical School--Boston MA

Addressing Religious Concerns About COVID-19 Vaccine

This may be a difficult subject matter for you and your patient to talk about. Be assured, all major organized religious groups encourage and recommend the COVID-19 vaccine. Listed below are references and websites you can direct your patient towards to help them make an informed decision with regards to their religious concerns against the […]

SAGES Statement on AAPI Violence

The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) stands in solidarity with the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. In the summer of 2020, SAGES released a statement condemning the violence, racism, and hatred toward the Black community in the wake of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor’s murders. It is with great sorrow […]

Free SAGES Webinar: Lessons from COVID on Living and Thriving as Surgeons

SAGES recognizes that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a big impact on surgical practice and in surgeon wellness. SAGES’ Reimagining the Practice of Surgery Taskforce will present “Finding the Opportunities: Lessons from COVID and How We Live and Thrive as Surgeons” to look at ways in which innovative leadership at various levels may help transform […]

V042: Antonio D Lassaletta, MD

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