One-year results of a prospective, randomised clinical trial comparing four meshes in laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair (TAPP)

Hernia

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 503-510

  Bittner, R ^a,d   Leibl, B J ^b   Kraft, B ^c,d   Schwarz, J ^a,d  

^a Euromed Clinic   (Germany)

^b KLINIKUM COBURG   (Germany)

^c Bethesda Krankenhaus Stuttgart   (Germany)

^d MARIENHOSPITAL STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fibrin glue fixation; Inguinal hernia; Laparoscopic hernia repair; Lightweight mesh; TAPP

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN GLUE; POLYPROPYLENE; ANALGESIC AGENT; TISSUE ADHESIVE; TITANIUM;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC INGUINAL HERNIA REPAIR; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEROMA; SURGICAL MESH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMORAL HERNIA; HERNIORRHAPHY; INGUINAL HERNIA; INSTRUMENTATION; LAPAROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; SENSATION; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHRONIC PAIN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FIBRIN TISSUE ADHESIVE; HERNIA, FEMORAL; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POLYPROPYLENES; SENSATION; SEROMA; SURGICAL MESH; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE ADHESIVES; TITANIUM;

EID: 84857095068     PISSN: 12654906     EISSN: 12489204     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10029-011-0810-4     Document Type: Article

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