Bilateral laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair in patients with occult contralateral inguinal defects

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 734-736

  Bochkarev, V ^a   Ringley, C ^a   Vitamvas, M ^a   Oleynikov, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bilateral hernia; Extraperitoneal repair; Laparoscopy; Occult inguinal hernia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; URINE RETENTION;

ADULT; AGED; ANOXIA; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; URINARY RETENTION;

EID: 34247643256     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-007-9196-x     Document Type: Article

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