Does the presence of a mesh have an effect on the testicular blood flow after surgical repair of indirect inguinal hernia?

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 78-81

  Uysal Ramadan, Selma ^a   Gokharman, Dilek ^a   Tuncbilek, Isil ^a   Ozer, Hilal ^a   Kosar, Pinar ^a   Kacar, Mahmut ^a   Temel, Selim ^a   Kosar, Ugur ^a  

^a ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hernia; Inguinal; Mesh; Surgical

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBROSIS; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INGUINAL CANAL; INGUINAL HERNIA; MALE; MESH SLING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; VEIN BLOOD FLOW; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIES; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; FIBROSIS; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; SURGICAL MESH; TESTIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 62849104837     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: 10970096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20516     Document Type: Article

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