A single-surgeon, single-institute experience of 115 Lichtenstein hernia repairs under local anesthesia

Bratislava Medical Journal

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 43-44

  Yalcin, Samet ^a   Ergul, Emre ^a  

^a ATATURK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Groin hernia; Inguinal hernia; Lichtenstein; Local anesthesia

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; PRILOCAINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; FEMALE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PRILOCAINE; SURGICAL MESH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349485604     PISSN: 00069248     EISSN: 13360345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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