Laparoscopic surgery for inguinal hernia: Current status and controversies

Journal of Minimal Access Surgery

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 178-186

  Bhandarkar, Deepraj S ^a,b   Shankar, Manu ^a   Udwadia, Tehemton E ^a  

^a P D HINDUJA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (India)

^b India House No 2 ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Inguinal hernia; Laparoscopic repair; Open repair; Totally extraperitoneal; Transabdominal preperitoneal

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750198980     PISSN: 09729941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-9941.27735     Document Type: Conference Paper

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