Laparoscopic pocket splenopexy for wandering spleen: A case report

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 882-884

  Martínez Ferro, Marcelo ^a,b   Elmo, Gastón ^a   Laje, Pablo ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE PEDIATRÍA PROF DR JUAN P GARRAHAN   (Argentina)

^b NONE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic splenopexy; Wandering spleen

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; OPERATION DURATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN DISEASE; SPLEEN SURGERY; SPLENOPNEUMOPEXY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WANDERING SPLEEN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; PERITONEUM; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; WANDERING SPLEEN;

EID: 19444383101     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.02.009     Document Type: Conference Paper

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