Contralateral exploration is not mandatory in unilateral inguinal hernia in children: A prospective 6-year study

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 18, Issue 5-6, 2002, Pages 470-471

  Nassiri, S Javad ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Contralateral exploration; Patent processus vaginalis; Prospective study; Unilateral inguinal hernia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HERNIOTOMY; HUMAN; INFANT; INGUINAL HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATENT PROCESSUS VAGINALIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; INGUINAL CANAL; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INGUINAL CANAL; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0036730753     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-002-0711-9     Document Type: Article

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