Unusual complications of laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 75, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 917-919

  Lo, Cheng Hean ^a,b   Trotter, Dean ^a   Grossberg, Peter ^a  

^a BOX HILL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b The Alfred ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Inguinal hernia; Intraoperative complications; Laparoscopy; Pneumothorax; Subcutaneous emphysema

Indexed keywords

ISOFLURANE; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; INTERCOSTAL CATHETER; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; MEDLINE; OPERATION DURATION; OXYGEN SATURATION; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; PNEUMOTHORAX; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; AGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOLLOW UP; LAPAROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MEDIASTINAL EMPHYSEMA; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMOTHORAX; SEX FACTORS; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33644818650     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2005.03573.x     Document Type: Article

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