To ligate or not to ligate the hernial sac in adults?

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1068-1070

  Gharaibeh, Kamal I ^a,b   Matani, Yousef Y ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^b NONE   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Indirect inguinal hernia; Ligation; Maloney darn; Technique

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; LIGATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAUDI ARABIA; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; LIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAUDI ARABIA; SURGICAL MESH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0012705966     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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