The influence of inguinal mesh repair on the spermatic cord: A pilot study in the rabbit

Journal of Investigative Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 273-278

  Peiper, Christian ^a   Junge, Karsten ^b   Klinge, Uwe ^b   Strehlau, Eva ^b   Krones, Carsten ^b   Ottinger A ^c   Schumpelick, Volker ^b  

^a EVANGELISCHES KRANKENHAUS   (Germany)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c PIROGOV RUSSIAN NATIONAL RESEARCH MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Foreign body reaction; Inguinal mesh repair; Spermatic cord; Spermatogenesis; Testicular perfusion

Indexed keywords

MARLEX; POLYPROPYLENE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CREMASTER MUSCLE; FOREIGN BODY REACTION; HERNIOPLASTY; HISTOLOGY; INGUINAL HERNIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN PERFUSION; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SPERMATIC CORD; SPERMATOGENESIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE; TESTIS SIZE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ANIMALS; FOREIGN-BODY REACTION; HERNIA, INGUINAL; MALE; RABBITS; SPERMATIC CORD; SPERMATOGENESIS; SURGICAL MESH; TESTIS;

EID: 32144457357     PISSN: 08941939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08941930500249027     Document Type: Article

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