Testicular atrophy and neuropathy in herniorrhaphy

American Surgeon

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 775-782

  Skandalakis, John E ^a,b,c   Skandalakis, Lee John ^a,b   Colborn, Gene L ^c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PIEDMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; DISSECTION; HERNIOPLASTY; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAPAROSCOPY; NEUROPATHY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TESTIS ATROPHY;

ATROPHY; CADAVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISSECTION; FEMALE; GROIN; HERNIA, FEMORAL; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SPERMATIC CORD; TESTIS;

EID: 0029757444     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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