Laparoscopic hernia repair: The learning curve

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 149-153

  Edwards II, Charles C ^b   Bailey, Robert W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Herniorrhaphy; Laparoscopic; Learning curve; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMAN; INCISIONAL HERNIA; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0034083753     PISSN: 10517200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00129689-200006000-00010     Document Type: Article

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