| Macewen's operation | |
|---|---|
| Specialty | General surgeon |
Macewen's operation is an operation for the cure of inguinal hernia, 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.
References
- ^ Alexander Hugh Ferguson (1907). The Technic of modern operations for hernia. Cleveland press. pp. 226–. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- ^ Philadelphia County Medical Society (1888). Proceedings. pp. 72–. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- ^ Herbert William Allingham (1904). Operative surgery. William Wood & Company. pp. 267–. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
