Is contralateral exploration necessary in girls with unilateral inguinal hernia?

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 756-757

  Chertin, Boris ^b   De Caluwé, Diane ^b   Gajaharan, Mahendran ^b   Piaseczna Piotrowska, Anna ^b   Puri, Prem ^a  

^a OUR LADY S CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Contralateral exploration; Girls; Inguinal hernia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; INGUINAL HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038674323     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/jpsu.2003.50160     Document Type: Conference Paper

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