Is minilaparoscopic inguinal hernia repair feasible? A preliminary experience

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques - Part A

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 294-297

  Santoro, Emanuele ^a   Agresta, Ferdinando ^b,c   Aloisi, Pietro ^a   Caravani, Andrea ^a   Mancini, Raffaello ^a   Mulieri, Giacco ^a   Ciardo, Luigi Francesco ^b   Bedin, Natalino ^b   Mulieri, Massimo ^a  

^a NUOVO REGINA MARGHERITA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Civil Hospital   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 21244493644     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lap.2005.15.294     Document Type: Article

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