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Η μελέτη έδειξε ότι: - Η κηλογραφία αποτελεί αυξημένης ευαισθησίας και ειδικότητας μέθοδο ανάδειξης και ταυτοποίησης κηλών της βουβωνικής χώρας. - Η μέθοδος αποτελεί την εξέταση εκλογής για την διάγνωση αψηλάφητων ή ασυμπτωματικών κηλικών σάκων. - Η ενδοπεριτοναϊκή έγχυση κυανού του μεθυλενίου μπορεί κατά περίπτωση να φανεί χρήσιμη στην αναγνώριση και παρασκευή προβληματικών ή μικρών κηλικών σάκων, αλλά σαν μέθοδος ρουτίνας δεν φαίνεται να αυξάνει τις διαγνωστικές δυνατότητες της χειρουργικής διερεύνησης του βουβωνικού πόρου."]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["Η σημασία της κηλογραφίας και της ενδοπεριτοναϊκής εγχύσεως κυανού του μεθυλενίου στην ανάδειξη και ταυτοποίηση κηλών της βουβωνικής χώρας","The contribution of herniography and intraperitoneal methylene-blue infusion identification and diagnosis of inguinal hernias"]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:creator":["Tepetes, Konstantinos","Τεπετές, Κωνσταντίνος"],"dc:date":["1990"],"dc:description":["The technique and the results of 98 methylene-blue herniographies are reported in this study. 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