Long-term results of giant prosthetic reinforcement of the visceral sac for complex recurrent inguinal hernia

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 203-206

  Beets, G L ^a   Van Geldere, D ^b   Baeten, C G M I ^a   Go, P M N Y H ^c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b AMSTELLAND HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUCLOXACILLIN; MARLEX;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; SURGICAL MESH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030033522     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800830215     Document Type: Article

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