Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials comparing open and laparoscopic ventral and incisional hernia repair with mesh

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 96, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 851-858

  Forbes, S S ^a,b,c   Eskicioglu, C ^a,b,c   McLeod, R S ^a,b,c   Okrainec, A ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HERNIOPLASTY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCISIONAL HERNIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; META ANALYSIS; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENCE RISK; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WOUND INFECTION;

HERNIA, VENTRAL; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SURGICAL MESH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 68049099267     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.6668     Document Type: Article

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