Laparoscopy identifies unexpected groin hernias

American Surgeon

Volumn 64, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 976-978

  Crawford, David L ^a   Hiatt, Jonathan R ^a,b   Phillips, Edward H ^a,c  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HERNIA, FEMORAL; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION;

EID: 0031706619     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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