Laparoscopic vs conventional tension free inguinal herniorrhaphy: 2005 Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) annual meeting debate

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1809-1816

  Puri, V ^a   Felix, E ^b   Fitzgibbons Jr , R J ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Inguinal herniorrhaphy; Laparoscopic; Tension free

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC PAIN; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INGUINAL HERNIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; REVIEW; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; TENSION FREE INGUINAL HERNIORRHAPHY; UNITED STATES;

CONGRESSES AS TOPIC; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; SURGICAL MESH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845227732     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-006-0073-9     Document Type: Review

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