Open "Tension-Free" Repair of Inguinal Hernias: The Lichtenstein Technique

European Journal of Surgery

Volumn 162, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 447-453

  Amid, Parviz K ^a,b   Shulman, Alex G ^a   Lichtenstein, Irving L ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Lichtenstein Hernia Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomaterials; Inguinal hernia; Mesh repair; Outpatient hernia surgery; Tension free repair

Indexed keywords

MARLEX;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HERNIOPLASTY; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEURALGIA; ORCHITIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; MALE; METHODS; MIDDLE AGED; POLYETHYLENES; POLYPROPYLENES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURGICAL MESH;

EID: 0029994404     PISSN: 11024151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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