Laparoscopic total extraperitoneal (TEP) inguinal hernia repair under epidural anesthesia: A detailed evaluation

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 595-601

  Lal, Pawanindra ^a   Philips, P ^a   Saxena, K N ^a   Kajla, R K ^a   Chander, J ^a   Ramteke, V K ^a  

^a MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Epidural; Laparoscopic; Regional; TEP

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CLOXACILLIN; GENTAMICIN; LIDOCAINE; MIDAZOLAM; PETHIDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER PAIN; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PERITONEUM; PNEUMOPERITONEUM, ARTIFICIAL; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33947310463     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-006-9050-6     Document Type: Article

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