Prospective study on the effects of a polypropylene prosthesis on testicular volume and arterial flow in patients undergoing surgical correction for inguinal hernia Estudo prospectivo dos efeitos da prótese de polipropileno sobre o volume e o fluxo arterial testicular em pacientes submetidos à correção cirúrgica de hérnia inguinal

PURPOSE: To evaluate testicular volume and arterial flow in patients undergoing surgical correction for inguinal hernia, with polypropylene prosthesis. METHODS: This was an observational prospective clinical study on 39 male patients with unilateral inguinal hernia of types III A and III B according...

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Main Authors: Edgar Valente de Lima Neto, Alberto Goldenberg, Mário Jorge Jucá
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia 2007-08-01
Series:Acta Cirurgica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-86502007000400007