Laparoscopic femoral hernia repair using umbilical ligament as plug

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques - Part A

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 197-199

  Ikossi, Danagra Georgia ^a   Shaheen, Raymond ^a   Mallory, Baird ^b,c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c LUCILE PACKARD CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMORAL HERNIA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INGUINAL CANAL; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; SUTURING METHOD;

CHILD; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERNIA, FEMORAL; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LIGAMENTS; MALE; REOPERATION; UMBILICUS;

EID: 18744370745     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lap.2005.15.197     Document Type: Article

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