Question-and-Answer Session
Thank you. Ladies and gentlemen, we will now begin the question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions]. And first we go the line of Kristen Stewart with Credit Suisse. Please go ahead.
Kristen Stewart - Credit Suisse
Hi, thanks for taking my call. I was just wondering if you could help us kind of get to more underlying growth figure for you. I realize you had LifeStent in the quarter, and maybe some other acquisitions. If we are looking at constant currency, how much has that really been affected by some acquisitions?
Todd C. Schermerhorn - Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Well, Kristen, we are in some very competitive spaces. The two deals are in hernia... the two deals of note are in hernia and in stenting. In both places we have some very viscous competition. We are really not interested in laying out those figures at this point.
Kristen Stewart - Credit Suisse
And what the contribution was in the quarter from LifeStent?
Todd C. Schermerhorn - Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Right.
Kristen Stewart - Credit Suisse
Okay. Could you talk just little bit about the hernia repair franchise what sort of market share you think you've lost, and whether you still feel comfortable with the guidance in light of kind of first quarter trends in Salute?
Todd C. Schermerhorn - Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Okay. Well, let me start with guidance and then may be John can talk a little bit about market share. At least as it relates to the surgical arena, we think it's going to be pretty difficult for us to hit the 4% to 9% growth guidance for this year, but depends on what happens with Salute product line. If we stay in the Salute business then I think that's still up for grabs. If we can't stay in the Salute business then it's going to be very difficult for us to grow probably at all in surgery, let alone get to 4% to 9%.
Now the other point I'd make is we don't need a growth in surgery. We don't need Salute sales to grow double digits for the year though. I think we still feel as if double digit's entirely attainable with or without Salute.
Timothy M. Ring - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
John, go ahead at the market share?
John H. Weiland - President and Chief Operating Officer
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