Laparoscopic percutaneous extraperitoneal closure (LPEC) method for the exploration and treatment of inguinal hernia in girls

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 964-968

  Oue, Takaharu ^a   Kubota, A ^b   Okuyama, H ^b   Kawahara, H ^b  

^a JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Children; Contralateral exploration; Inguinal hernia; Laparoscopic herniorrhaphy

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPE; LAPAROSCOPIC PERCUTANEOUS EXTRAPERITONEAL CLOSURE METHOD; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATENT PROCESSUS VAGINALIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; UMBILICUS;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; RECURRENCE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 28344457187     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-005-1556-9     Document Type: Article

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