Prospective study on the effects of a polypropylene prosthesis on testicular volume and arterial flow in patients undergoing surgical correction for inguinal hernia

Acta Cirurgica Brasileira

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 265-270

  De Lima Neto, Edgar Valente ^a,c   Goldenberg, Alberto ^b   Jucá, Mário Jorge ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ALAGOAS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UFAL ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Hernia; Inguinal; Surgical mesh; Testis

Indexed keywords

POLYPROPYLENE;

ADULT; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTERY RESISTANCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INGUINAL HERNIA; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTHESIS; PULSATILE FLOW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTOLE; TESTIS WEIGHT;

EID: 34447339109     PISSN: 01028650     EISSN: 16782674     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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