European Hernia Society guidelines on the treatment of inguinal hernia in adult patients

Hernia

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 343-403

  Simons, M P ^a   Aufenacker, T ^b   Bay Nielsen, M ^c   Bouillot, J L ^d   Campanelli, G ^e   Conze, J ^f   de Lange, D ^g   Fortelny, R ^h   Heikkinen, T ⁱ   Kingsnorth, A ^j   Kukleta, J ^k   Morales Conde, S ^l   Nordin, P ^m   Schumpelick, V ^f   Smedberg, S ⁿ   Smietanski, M ^o   Weber, G ^p   Miserez, M ^q  

^a ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

^b RIJNSTATE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d Faculty of Medicine Paris Descartes   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^f RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^g Westfries Gasthuis   (Netherlands)

^h WILHELMINEN HOSPITAL   (Austria)

ⁱ OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^j DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^k KLINIK IM PARK   (Switzerland)

^l UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^m ÖSTERSUND HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

ⁿ HELSINGBORG HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^o MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK   (Poland)

^p UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

^q UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFAZOLIN; CEFUROXIME; PLACEBO; SULTAMICILLIN;

AFTERCARE; AMBULATORY SURGERY; BLADDER INJURY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY SURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; EUROPE; FEMORAL HERNIA; HEMATOMA; HERNIA STRANGULATION; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM DISEASE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; ORCHITIS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RISK FACTOR; SEROMA; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TESTIS ATROPHY; TREATMENT INDICATION; URINE RETENTION; WATCHFUL WAITING; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; EUROPE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; MALE; SURGICAL MESH; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 68449091722     PISSN: 12654906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10029-009-0529-7     Document Type: Editorial

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