A prospective study of neonatal inguinal herniotomy: The problem of the postoperative hydrocele

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 19, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 68-70

  Davies, Brian W ^a,b   Fraser, Nia ^a   Najmaldin, Azad S ^a   Squire, B Roly ^a   Crabbe, David C G ^a   Stringer, Mark D ^a  

^a LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hydrocele; Infant; Inguinal hernia; Neonatal; Testicular atrophy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYING; FOLLOW UP; HERNIOTOMY; HUMAN; HYDROCELE; INFANT; INGUINAL HERNIA; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SURGERY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; TESTIS ATROPHY;

EID: 0038517749     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-002-0805-4     Document Type: Article

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