Bilateral Endoscopic Total Extraperitoneal (TEP) Inguinal Hernia Repair Does Not Induce Obstructive Azoospermia: Data of a Retrospective and Prospective Trial

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1643-1648

  Skawran, S ^a   Weyhe, D ^b   Schmitz, B ^a   Belyaev, O ^c   Bauer, K H ^a  

^a Knappschaftskrankenhaus ^*  (Germany)

^b PIUS HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^c ST JOSEF HOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYPROPYLENE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PERITONEUM; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

ADULT; AZOOSPERMIA; ENDOSCOPY; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; MALE; PERITONEUM; POLYPROPYLENES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL MESH;

EID: 80051548285     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-011-1072-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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