Male infertility after mesh hernia repair: A prospective study

Surgery

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 179-184

  Hallén, Magnus ^a   Sandblom, Gabriel ^b   Nordin, Pär ^c   Gunnarsson, Ulf ^b   Kvist, Ulrik ^b   Westerdahl, Johan ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c ÖSTERSUND HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MARRIAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELAPSE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TESTIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL MESH;

EID: 78751575729     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2010.04.027     Document Type: Article

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