Primary inguinal hernia repair: Open or laparoscopic, that is the question

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1144-1148

  Mellinger, J D ^a   Felix, E L ^b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b CA Inst of Minimally Invasive Surg   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE COST; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; LAPAROTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; LEARNING; NOTE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE;

HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; LEARNING; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RECURRENCE;

EID: 3142723408     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-004-8160-2     Document Type: Review

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