Long-term results of a randomized clinical trial of Shouldice, Lichtenstein and transabdominal preperitoneal hernia repairs

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 562-565

  Butters, M ^a   Redecke, J ^a   Koninger J ^a,b  

^a Krankenhaus Bietigheim   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE INJURY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TESTIS ATROPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL MESH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34248360429     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.5733     Document Type: Article

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