Comparison of conventional anterior surgery and laparoscopic surgery for inguinal-hernia repair

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 336, Issue 22, 1997, Pages 1541-1547

  Liem, Mike S L ^a   Van Der Graaf, Yolanda ^b   Van Steensel, Cees J ^c   Boelhouwer, Roelof U ^c   Clevers, Geert Jan ^d   Meijer, Willem S ^e   Stassen, Laurents P S ^f   Vente, Johannes P ^g   Weidema, Wibo F ^c   Schrijvers, Augustinus J P ^b   Van Vroonhoven, Theo J M V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c IKAZIA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY   (Netherlands)

^e St Clara Hospital   (Netherlands)

^f REINIER DE GRAAF HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^g Zuwe Hofpoort Ziekenhuis   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RECURRENCE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030966636     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199705293362201     Document Type: Article

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