Videolaparoscopy of the contralateral internal inguinal ring via the hernia sac in children with unilateral inguinal hernia-initial experience in Brazil, with a meta-analysis

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 18, Issue 5-6, 2002, Pages 463-469

  Eller Miranda, Marcelo ^a   Duarte Lanna, José Carlos Brandão ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Children; Inguinal hernia; Laparoscopy; Videolaparoscopy

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ABDOMEN; AERATION; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; BRAZIL; CANNULA; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INFANT; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PREDICTION; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TELEVISION CAMERA; TROCAR; INGUINAL CANAL; LAPAROSCOPY; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VIDEORECORDING;

BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INGUINAL CANAL; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 0036728548     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-002-0792-5     Document Type: Article

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