Traditional polypropylene and lightweight meshes in totally extraperitoneal inguinal herniorrhaphy

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 44-47

  Agarwal, Brij B ^a,b   Agarwal, Krishna A ^c   Sahu, Tapish ^b   Mahajan, Krishan C ^b  

^a Dr Agarwal's Surgery and Yoga   (India)

^b SIR GANGA RAM HOSPITAL   (India)

^c SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Chronic groin pain; Light weight mesh; Patient reported outcomes; Post herniorrhaphy pain; TEP herniorrhaphy; TEP repair

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; POLYPROPYLENE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUTERIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAY CARE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HERNIORRHAPHY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INFORMED CONSENT; INGUINAL HERNIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIGHT WEIGHT MESH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTHESIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEROMA; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; WEIGHT;

ADULT; AGED; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POLYPROPYLENES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; SURGICAL MESH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 75949123844     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2009.08.014     Document Type: Article

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