Patients' perception of open and endoscopic extraperitoneal inguinal hernioplasty

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 219-221

  Lau, Hung ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b TUNG WAH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Herniorrhaphy; Inguinal hernia; Laparoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; OPEN MESH HERNIOPLASTY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN INCISION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOTALLY EXTRAPERITONEAL INGUINAL HERNIOPLASTY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 4143108965     PISSN: 15304515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sle.0000136680.85118.90     Document Type: Article

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