Impact of slit and nonslit mesh technique on testicular perfusion and volume in the early and late postoperative period of the totally extraperitoneal preperitoneal technique in patients with inguinal hernia

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 198, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 287-291

  Celik, Aysun Simsek ^a   Memmi, Naim ^a   Celebi, Fatih ^a   Guzey, Deniz ^a   Celik, Atilla ^b   Kaplan, Rafet ^a   Oncu, Mehmet ^a  

^a VAKIF GUREBA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b Training and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic hernia repair; Slit or nonslit mesh; TEPP; Testis volume and perfusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; NONSLIT MESH TECHNIQUE; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLIT TECHNIQUE; TESTIS SIZE;

ADULT; AGED; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYPROPYLENES; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SURGICAL MESH; TESTIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 67650744863     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.11.038     Document Type: Article

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