The history of open inguinal hernia repair

Current Surgery

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 49-52

  Johnson, James ^a   Roth, J Scott ^a   Hazey, Jeffrey W ^a   Pofahl II, Walter E ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DACRON; MARLEX; MERSILENE; POLITEF; POLYESTER; POLYPROPYLENE;

ANTISEPSIS; ARTICLE; CAUTERIZATION; DISSECTION; FEMORAL HERNIA; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GENERAL SURGERY; HERNIOPLASTY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; INCISION; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RECURRENCE RISK; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL WOUND; WOUND HEALING;

HERNIA, INGUINAL; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; SURGERY;

EID: 0742306083     PISSN: 01497944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cursur.2003.06.004     Document Type: Article

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