Diagnostic laparoscopy through deep inguinal ring: A literature-based review on the forgotten approach to visualize the abdominal cavity during emergency and elective groin hernia repair

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 251-254

  Sajid, Muhammad S ^a   Ladwa, Nikhil ^a   Colucci, Gianluca ^a   Miles, William F A ^a   Baig, Mirza K ^a   Sains, Parv ^a  

^a WORTHING HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Congenital inguinal hernia; Deep inguinal ring; Diagnostic laparoscopy; Incarcerated inguinal hernia

Indexed keywords

AGE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; HERNIOPLASTY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MORBIDITY; OPERATION DURATION; PATENT PROCESSUS VAGINALIS; PERITONEAL CAVITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WOUND INFECTION;

ABDOMINAL CAVITY; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMANS; INGUINAL CANAL; LAPAROSCOPY; OPERATIVE TIME; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 84880178759     PISSN: 15304515     EISSN: 15344908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLE.0b013e31828dacc5     Document Type: Review

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