Implications of laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair on open, laparoscopic, and robotic radical prostatectomy

There have been anecdotal reports of surgeons having to abandon radical prostatectomy (RP) after laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair (LIHR) due to obliteration of tissue planes by mesh. Nodal dissection may also be compromised. We prospectively collected data from four experienced prostate surgeons...

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Main Author: Dan Spernat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-03-01
Series:Prostate International
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2287888215300416