Lichtenstein inguinal hernioplasty using butyl-2-cyanoacrylate versus sutures: Preliminary experience of a prospective randomized trial

European Surgical Research

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 367-370

  Nowobilski, W ^a,b   Dobosz, M ^a   Wojciechowicz, T ^a   Mionskowska, Lucjanna ^a  

^a Department of General and Gastroenterological Surgery   (Poland)

^b NONE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Inguinal hernia; Surgical mesh; Tissue adhesive; Wound closure

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; COSMETIC; ENBUCRILATE; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYPROPYLENE; TISSUE ADHESIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DOSE CALCULATION; FOLLOW UP; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LICHTENSTEIN INGUINAL HERNIOPLASTY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; TISSUE REPAIR; WOUND CLOSURE;

ADULT; AGED; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; ENBUCRILATE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL MESH; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES; TISSUE ADHESIVES;

EID: 10844228052     PISSN: 0014312X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000081646     Document Type: Article

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