Incidental inguinal hernias on laparoscopy

Asian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 28-30

  Handa, Rakesh ^a,b   Kale, Ravi ^a   Harjai, Manmohan ^a  

^a ARMY HOSPITAL RESEARCH AND REFERRAL   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Contralateral patent processus vaginalis; Incidental; Inguinal hernia; Laparoscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HERNIOTOMY; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; INFANT; INGUINAL CANAL; INGUINAL HERNIA; INGUINAL RING; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; PATENT PROCESSUS VAGINALIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 30944442232     PISSN: 10159584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1015-9584(09)60290-6     Document Type: Article

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