Cost-effective endoscopic examination of the contralateral inguinal ring

Urology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 566-568

  Kaufman, Ariel ^a   Ritchey, Michael L ^a   Black, C Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPY; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0029934474     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(99)80497-X     Document Type: Article

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