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Have bilateral small inguinal & obturator hernias.most pain on left side & little sometimes on right. should i only repair the ones on the left side?
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Herniae: If you trust a surgeon to operate on you and I would leave it up to him as to whether both sides should be done
Answered 1/28/2016
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