Sexual function and testicular perfusion after inguinal hernia repair with mesh

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 181, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 204-206

  Zieren, Jürgen ^a   Beyersdorff, Dirk ^a   Beier, Klaus M ^a   Müller, Jochen M ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cord structure; Mesh; Plug and patch; Sexual function; Tension free; Testicular perfusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; HEMATOMA; HERNIA; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INFECTION; INGUINAL HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEURALGIA; PAIN; PERFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROMA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TESTIS SIZE; ULTRASOUND;

HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCROTUM; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SURGICAL MESH; TESTIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 0035269269     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(01)00560-8     Document Type: Article

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