Comparison of endoscopic techniques vs Shouldice and other open nonmesh techniques for inguinal hernia repair: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 605-615

  Bittner, R ^a   Sauerland, S ^b   Schmedt, C G ^c  

^a MARIENHOSPITAL STUTTGART   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Evidence based medicine; Groin; Hernia, surgery; Laparoscopy; Randomized trial; Review

Indexed keywords

BLADDER INJURY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INGUINAL HERNIA; INGUINAL REGION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; META ANALYSIS; NERVE INJURY; OPERATION DURATION; PAIN; PARAMETER; PARESTHESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SEROMA; SHOULDICE TECHNIQUE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TESTIS ATROPHY; URINE RETENTION; WOUND INFECTION;

ATROPHY; CONVALESCENCE; ENDOSCOPY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PARESTHESIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RECURRENCE; SEROMA; SURGICAL MESH; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TESTIS; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY RETENTION;

EID: 21244438400     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-004-9049-9     Document Type: Review

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