Needlescopic inguinal hernia repair in children

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 18, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 153-156

  Shalaby, Rafik ^a,b   Desoky, Ahmed ^a  

^a AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Al Mishary Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Children; Herniorraphy; Inguinal hernia; Needlescope

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HERNIA INCARCERATION; HERNIORRHAPHY; HERNIOTOMY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SAUDI ARABIA; SUTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INFANT; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036523672     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003830100655     Document Type: Article

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