The learning curve for totally extraperitoneal laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 171, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 281-285

  Liem, Mike S L ^a   Van Steensel, Cees J ^b   Boelhouwer, Roelof U ^c   Weidema, Wibo F ^b   Clevers, Geert Jan ^d   Meijer, Willem S ^e   Vente, Johannes P ^f   De Vries, Luuk S ^a   Van Vroonhoven, Theo J M V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b REINIER DE GRAAF HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c IKAZIA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY   (Netherlands)

^e St Clara Hospital   (Netherlands)

^f Zuwe Hofpoort Ziekenhuis   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LEARNING; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0030021164     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(97)89569-4     Document Type: Article

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