Prospective randomized study of stapled versus unstapled mesh in a laparoscopic preperitoneal inguinal hernia repair

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 188, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 461-465

  Ferzli, George S ^a,b   Eldo Frezza, Ermenegildo ^a   Pecoraro Jr , Alphonse M ^a   Dee Ahern, Kathleen ^a  

^a STATEN ISLAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; FOLLOW UP; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL STAPLING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL MESH; SURGICAL STAPLING;

EID: 0344780201     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1072-7515(99)00039-3     Document Type: Article

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