A meta-analysis comparing lightweight meshes with heavyweight meshes in Lichtenstein inguinal hernia repair

Surgical Innovation

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 24-31

  Zhong, Chunlin ^a   Wu, Bo ^a   Yang, Zhili ^a   Deng, Xianzhao ^a   Kang, Jie ^a   Guo, Bomin ^a   Fan, Youben ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

hernias; lightweight mesh; meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ABSORBABLE SUTURE MATERIAL; NONABSORBABLE SUTURE MATERIAL; POLYPROPYLENE;

ARTICLE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMBASE; FOLLOW UP; FOREIGN BODY; HEAVYWEIGHT SURGICAL MESH; HEMATOMA; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; LIGHWEIGHT SURGICAL MESH; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; RELIABILITY; SEROMA; SURGICAL MESH; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TESTIS ATROPHY; URINE RETENTION; WOUND INFECTION;

HERNIA, INGUINAL; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMANS; POLYPROPYLENES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SURGICAL MESH;

EID: 84872342240     PISSN: 15533506     EISSN: 15533514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1553350612463444     Document Type: Article

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