Die Eingriffe bei den Bauchbrüchen

I owe special thanks to my assistant, Dr. Werner Grill, for his outstanding collaboration. I am grateful to Dr. St. Oech, the anesthetist at my clinic, for his valuable insights in drafting the section on premedication and anesthesia, and to Privatdozent Dr. R. Gross from the Medical University Clinic in Marburg an der Lahn for his contributions to the chapter on the prevention and treatment of thrombosis and embolism. My colleagues Dr. K.-M. Heidcker and Dr. H. J. Kraemer participated in reviewing the corrections, and they are also responsible for creating the index. The manuscript was compiled by Miss Dr. D. Bechinger. I am also greatly indebted to Springer Verlag, Heidelberg, for their generous support and meticulous care in the publication of this volume. As my surgical practice continues daily under the lasting influence...