Learning curve for unilateral endoscopic totally extraperitoneal (TEP) inguinal hernioplasty

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1724-1728

  Lau, H ^a   Patil, N G ^a   Yuen, W K ^a   Lee, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hernia; Inguinal hernia; Inguinal herniorrhaphy; Laparoscopy; Learning curve; Totally extraperitoneal hernioplasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HERNIA; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONEUM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036908756     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-001-8298-0     Document Type: Article

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