Laparoscopic incisional hernia repair: Are transfascial sutures necessary? A review of the literature

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 508-513

  LeBlanc, K A ^a,b  

^a Minimally Invasive Surgery Institute   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fixation; Hernioplasty; Incision; Laparoscopy; Transfascial sutures

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ENDOPROSTHESIS; FOLLOW UP; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INCISIONAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SURGICAL STAPLING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERNIA, VENTRAL; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGICAL MESH; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES; TENSILE STRENGTH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33947314182     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-006-9032-8     Document Type: Review

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