Laparoscopic exploration for the clinically undetected hernia in infancy and childhood

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 182, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 693-696

  Geisler, Daniel P ^a   Jegathesan, Subramania ^a   Parmley, Matthew C ^a   McGee, J Michael ^a   Nolen, Michael G ^a   Broughan, Thomas A ^a  

^a University of Oklahoma Tulsa College of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Incidence; Inguinal hernia; Laparoscopy; Laterality; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

AGE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HERNIOPLASTY; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANCY; INFANT; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INFANT; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE;

EID: 0035708653     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(01)00797-8     Document Type: Article

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