Experimental results of mesh fixation by a manual manipulator in a laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair model

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 197-201

  Inaki, N ^a   Waseda, M ^a   Schurr, M O ^b   Braun, M ^b   Buess, G F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b Tuebingen Scientific Medical GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Degrees of freedom; Laparoscopic hernia repair; Manual manipulator; Mesh fixation; Radius Surgical System; Tensile strength

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; HERNIOPLASTY; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPLER; TENSILE STRENGTH; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; TIME TO TREATMENT;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HERNIA, INGUINAL; LAPAROSCOPY; PROBABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGICAL MESH; SURGICAL STAPLERS; SURGICAL STAPLING; SWINE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 33846272776     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-006-0065-9     Document Type: Article

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