Early repair of inguinal hernia in premature babies

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 36-39

  Uemura, S ^a   Woodward, A A ^a   Amerena, R ^a   Drew, J ^b  

^a St Vincents & Mercy Private Hospital   (Australia)

^b MERCY HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN   (Australia)

Author keywords

Incarceration; Inguinal hernia; Low birth weight

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HERNIA INCARCERATION; HERNIA STRANGULATION; HERNIOTOMY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OPERATION DURATION; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TESTIS; TISSUE NECROSIS;

HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032896996     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003830050507     Document Type: Article

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