Systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials comparing endoscopic totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernioplasty with open repair of inguinal hernia

Annals of the College of Surgeons of Hong Kong

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 2-10

  Lau, Hung ^a   Patil, Nivritti G ^a   Lee, Francis Chan Wing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Meta analysis; Open repair; Totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernioplasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; EMBASE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INGUINAL HERNIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RECURRENCE RISK; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0037532570     PISSN: 10284001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-2034.2003.00155.x     Document Type: Review

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