Diagnosis and classification of inguinal hernias: Accuracy of clinical, ultrasonographic, and laparoscopic findings

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2021-2024

  Kraft, B M ^a   Kolb, H ^a   Kuckuk, B ^a   Haaga, S ^a   Leibl, B J ^a   Kraft, K ^a   Bittner, R ^a  

^a MARIENHOSPITAL STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

Classification; Diagnosis; Inguinal hernia; Transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) hernioplasty; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALPATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0347662371     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-002-9283-y     Document Type: Article

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