Incidence of inguinal hernias following radical retropubic prostatectomy

Urology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 536-537

  Regan, Terrence C ^a   Mordkin, Robert M ^a   Constantinople, Nicholas L ^a   Spence, Ian J ^a   Dejter Jr , Stephen W ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INGUINAL HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE BIOPSY; PROSTATECTOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH;

EID: 0030010981     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(99)80491-9     Document Type: Article

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