Management of the hernial sac in inguinal hernia repair

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 415-419

  Stylianidis, G ^a,b   Haapamaki M M ^a,b   Sund, M ^a,b   Nilsson, E ^a,b   Nordin, P ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76649087002     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.6890     Document Type: Article

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