TY - JOUR
AU1 - Schouten, N.
AU2 - Elshof, J.
AU3 - Simmermacher, R.
AU4 - Dalen, T.
AU5 - Meer, S.
AU6 - Clevers, G.
AU7 - Davids, P.
AU8 - Verleisdonk, E.
AU9 - Westers, P.
AU1 - Burgmans, J.
AB - Certain patient characteristics are, even in experienced TEP surgeons, associated with an increased risk of conversion and complications and a longer operative time. For the surgeon gaining experience with TEP, it seems advisable to select relatively young and slender male patients with a unilateral (non-scrotal) hernia and no previous abdominal surgery to enhance patient safety and ‘surgeon comfort’.
TI - Selecting patients during the “learning curve” of endoscopic Totally Extraperitoneal (TEP) hernia repair
JF - Hernia
DO - 10.1007/s10029-012-1006-2
DA - 2012-10-27
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/selecting-patients-during-the-learning-curve-of-endoscopic-totally-6LbfXjOiGO
SP - 737
EP - 743
VL - 17
IS - 6
DP - DeepDyve
ER -