Impact of herniorraphy technique on testicular perfusion: Results of a prospective study

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 186-189

  Koksal, Neset ^a   Altinli, Ediz ^a   Sumer, Aziz ^b   Celik, Atilla ^a   Onur, Ender ^a   Demir, Kemal ^c   Sumer, Hakan ^a   Kus, Dogan ^a  

^a HAYDARPASA NUMUNE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b KAS State Hospital   (United States)

^c TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Color Doppler ultrasonography; Lichtenstein hernia repair; Testicular perfusion; Totally extraperitonealpreperitoneal hernia repair

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; INGUINAL REGION; LICHTENSTEIN HERNIA REPAIR; MALE; ORGAN PERFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TESTIS; TESTIS PERFUSION; TOTALLY EXTRAPERITONEAL PREPERITONEAL HERNIA REPAIR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SURGICAL MESH; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TESTIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 77954005438     PISSN: 15304515     EISSN: 15344908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLE.0b013e3181e19f0b     Document Type: Article

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