Gold standard for inguinal hernia repair: Shouldice or Lichtenstein?

Hernia

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 117-120

  Hetzer, F H ^a   Hotz, T ^b   Steinke, W ^b   Schlumpf, R ^a   Decurtins, M ^b   Largiader, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b CANTONAL HOSPITAL WINTERTHUR   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Hernia repair; Lichtenstein technique; Shouldice technique

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE COST; HERNIOPLASTY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0032849234     PISSN: 12654906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01195308     Document Type: Article

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