Talk:Herniorrhaphy

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http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&word1=Herniorraphy&word2=Herniorrhaphy -- Beardo 04:03, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

The section on "Dr.Desarda's repair" is very suspicious to me. It is written in poor English and recommend the reader contact the Doctor, which implies to me some sort of self promotion - particularly since the sources linked to are ALL papers by Dr. Desarda themselves. I would recommend erasing or heavily rewriting this section for a neutral stance, using independent sources. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.187.34.215 (talk) 21:14, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

I strongly agree. There is no commonly accepted technique used in popular practice by this name. I have deleted it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 152.16.102.100 (talk) 03:37, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

I've actually deleted it. It looks like an example of self promotion to me - the website linked below was a direct link to a sales website(effectivly). One of the publications(or two of them) looked peer reviewed, but thats still not an excuse for self reference to that degree. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.189.132.69 (talk) 11:49, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

This "Desarda" joker is back at it. I have deleted those bogus references, again. Ryanbibler (talk) 20:16, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

I agree that Desarda is a pain (at least he could learn how to do edits properly) but it appears that in his most recent edits Ryanbibler removed all of the references (accidentally?). Desarda's technique is not accepted widely, but neither is it completely snake oil - he has been published in respectable journals. We should remember that herniorrhaphy is the most common general surgical procedure, and that huge profits are made by the profession and surgical supply companies by using and promoting the established techniques. Desarda's technique at least does not use the usual expensive surgical supplies (meshes, titanium staples, etc) and thus could be very useful in developing countries especially. Also, in the spirit of "being bold", I think Wikipedia should provide a place for heterodox ideas: we need only remember that the recent winners of the Nobel prize for Medicine - Barry Marshall and Robin Warren - were for many years dismissed as cranks by the gastroenterological establishment.

Accordingly, I have reverted to the most recent edit with all the (properly wikified) references intact, and I have incorporated all the legitimate edits since and have modified Desarda's entry to improve its grammar and readability. Hopefully this will keep everyone happy. Marschalko (talk) 04:12, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Herniae?

Is herniae the plural of hernia? DavidFarmbrough (talk) 18:30, 24 February 2008 (UTC)