Is the Use of Laparoscopy to Determine Presence of Contralateral Patent Processus Vaginalis Justified in Children Greater Than 2 Years of Age?

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 778-781

  Bhatia, Amina M ^a   Gow, Kenneth W ^a   Heiss, Kurt F ^a   Barr, Ginger ^a   Wulkan, Mark L ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Contralateral; Patent; Processus; Vaginalis

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATENT PROCESSUS VAGINALIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 2442555191     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2004.01.026     Document Type: Conference Paper

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