Impact of closed-suction drain in preperitoneal space on the incidence of seroma formation after laparoscopic total extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 261-266

  Ismail, Mohamed ^a   Garg, Mahak ^b   Rajagopal, Mahesh ^a   Garg, Pankaj ^c,d  

^a Moulana Hospital   (India)

^b A 1 Health Clinic   (India)

^c MAHARISHI MARKANDESHWAR INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES AND RESEARCH   (India)

^d Fortis Super Speciality Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Drain; Extraperitoneal; Hernia; Laparoscopic; Pain; Recurrence; Seroma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERITONEUM; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RISK REDUCTION; SEROMA; SKIN INCISION; SUCTION DRAINAGE; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; INDIA; LAPAROSCOPY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROPERITONEUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUCTION;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROPERITONEAL SPACE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEROMA; SUCTION;

EID: 68549133334     PISSN: 15304515     EISSN: 15344908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLE.0b013e3181a4d0e1     Document Type: Article

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