Beneficial effect of inguinal hernioplasty on testicular perfusion and sexual function

Hernia

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 251-258

  El Awady, S E ^a   Elkholy, A A M ^a  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Hernioplasty; Quality of life; Sexual function; Testicular perfusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH STATUS; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; LICHTENSTEIN TENSION FREE INGUINAL HERNIOPLASTY; MALE; ORGAN PERFUSION; ORGASM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PENIS ERECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEPSIS; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TESTIS FUNCTION; TESTIS SIZE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; AGED; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEXUALITY; TESTIS;

EID: 67849101173     PISSN: 12654906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10029-009-0480-7     Document Type: Article

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