Laparoscopic versus open repair of incisional/ventral hernia: a meta-analysis

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 197, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 64-72

  Sajid, Muhammad S ^a   Bokhari, Syed A ^a   Mallick, Ali S ^a   Cheek, Elizabeth ^b   Baig, Mirza K ^a  

^a WORTHING HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Incisional hernia; Laparoscopic repair; Laparotomy scar; Randomized trials; Ventral hernia

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; HERNIOPLASTY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCISIONAL HERNIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; META ANALYSIS; OPEN REPAIR SURGERY; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HERNIA, VENTRAL; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 57749178410     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.12.051     Document Type: Review

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