Inguinal hernia in children: US versus exploratory surgery and intraoperative contralateral laparoscopy

Radiology

Volumn 201, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 385-388

  Chou, Ting Ywan ^a   Chu, Chih Chun ^a   Diau, Guan Yeu ^a   Wu, Ching Jiunn ^a   Gueng, Mein Kai ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Abdominal wall; Hernia, inguinal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; INGUINAL HERNIA; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0029907972     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.201.2.8888228     Document Type: Article

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