Laparoscopic repair of low abdominal wall hernias by tack fixation to the cooper ligament

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 86-90

  McKay, Robert ^a,b   Haupt, Daniele ^a  

^a Saint Vincent Health System   (United States)

^b Greater Erie Niagara Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Cooper ligament; Laparoscopic repair; Low abdominal ventral hernia

Indexed keywords

POLYPROPYLENE;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ABDOMINAL WALL; ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPER LIGAMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INCISIONAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LIGAMENT; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; PERITONEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE FLAP; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERNIA, ABDOMINAL; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LIGAMENTS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL MESH; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748186514     PISSN: 15304515     EISSN: 15344908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00129689-200604000-00006     Document Type: Article

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