Laparoscopic extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair versus open mesh repair: A prospective randomized controlled trial

Surgery

Volumn 133, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 464-472

  Andersson, Bodil ^a   Hallén, Magnus ^a   Leveau, Per ^a   Bergenfelz, Anders ^a   Westerdahl, Johan ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEMATOMA; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMAN; HYDROCELE; INGUINAL HERNIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LICHTENSTEIN REPAIR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEURALGIA; OPEN MESH REPAIR; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEROMA; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE RETENTION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WORK RESUMPTION; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0038779531     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/msy.2003.98     Document Type: Article

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