Minimally invasive surgery for inguinal hernia

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 350-355

  Lucas, Scott W ^a   Arregui, Maurice E ^a  

^a ST VINCENT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0032975142     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00012309     Document Type: Review

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