Historical aspects of laparoscopic hernia repair

Surgical Innovation

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 212-216

  Ger, Ralph ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Historical aspects; Laparoscopic hernia

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMORAL HERNIA; HISTORY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPE; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL STAPLING;

ANIMALS; HERNIA, FEMORAL; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPES; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; SURGICAL MESH; SURGICAL STAPLING;

EID: 0032240014     PISSN: 15533506     EISSN: 15533514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/155335069800500402     Document Type: Article

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