Laparoscopic extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair versus open mesh repair: long-term follow-up of a randomized controlled trial

Surgery

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 313-317

  Hallén, Magnus ^a   Bergenfelz, Anders ^a   Westerdahl, Johan ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEURALGIA; OUTPATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCROTAL PAIN; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UMBILICAL HERNIA;

ADULT; AGED; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERITONEUM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENCE; SURGICAL MESH;

EID: 39149120256     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2007.09.028     Document Type: Article

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