Scientific evidence in the treatment of inguinal hernia;Evidencias científicas en el tratamiento de la hernia inguinal

Cirugia Espanola

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 157-159

  Porrero Carro, José Luis ^a   Díaz Guerra, Carlos Sánchez Cabezudo ^b  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

^b Servicio de Cirugía General y Del Aparato Digestivo   (Spain)

Author keywords

Groin hernia; Hernioplasty; Herniorrhaphy; Shouldice technique

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447098496     PISSN: 0009739X     EISSN: 1578147X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-739X(02)72031-9     Document Type: Review

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