Mesh hernia repair and male infertility: A retrospective register study

Surgery

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 94-98

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

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ÖSTERSUND HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MESH SLING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL MESH; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83555162571     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: 15327361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2011.06.028     Document Type: Article

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