Ultrasonographic findings after laparoscopic repair of paediatric female inguinal hernias: The 'vanishing rosebud'

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 693-696

  Akansel, Gur ^a   Guvenc, B Haluk ^a   Ekingen, Gulsen ^a   Sozubir, Selami ^a   Tuzlaci, Ayse ^a   Inan, Nagihan ^a  

^a KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Abdomen; Child; Inguinal hernia; Laparoscopic surgery; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFANT; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0141618394     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-003-0976-8     Document Type: Article

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