Groin hernia: Anatomical and surgical history

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 141, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1035-1042

  McClusky III, David A ^a   Mirilas, Petros ^a,b   Zoras, Odysseas ^b   Skandalakis, Panagiotis N ^a,c   Skandalakis, John E ^a,d,e  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^d MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^e MERCER UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; HERNIA INCARCERATION; HERNIA STRANGULATION; HERNIOPLASTY; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ANATOMY; GROIN; HISTORY, 15TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 16TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; PORTRAITS; SURGERY;

EID: 33750066314     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: 15383644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.141.10.1035     Document Type: Review

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