Does mesh implantation affect the spermatic cord structures after inguinal hernia surgery? An experimental study in rats

European Surgical Research

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 318-322

  Berndsen, F H ^a,c   Bjursten, L M ^b   Simanaitis, M ^b   Montgomery, A ^b  

^a Department of Surgery   (Iceland)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Akranes Hospital   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Inguinal hernia repair; Mesh implantation, experimental study; Mesh repair; Mesh, foreign body reaction; Polypropylene mesh

Indexed keywords

POLYGLACTIN; POLYPROPYLENE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSECTION; FIBROSIS; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; IMPLANTATION; INFLAMMATION; INGUINAL CANAL; INGUINAL HERNIA; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPERMATIC CORD; SPERMATIC VEIN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SUTURE; VAS DEFERENS;

ANIMALS; FIBROSIS; HERNIA, INGUINAL; INFLAMMATION; MALE; POLYGLACTIN 910; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPERMATIC CORD; SURGICAL MESH; SUTURES; TESTOSTERONE; TIME FACTORS; VAS DEFERENS;

EID: 4644238045     PISSN: 0014312X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000079918     Document Type: Article

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