A continuous debate on contralateral processus vaginalis: Evaluation technique and approach to patency

Hernia

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 74-78

  Sözübir, Selami ^a,b   Ekingen, Gülşen ^a   Şenel, Ufuk ^a   Kahraman, Hayrünisa ^a   Güvenç, B Haluk ^a  

^a KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Inguinal hernia; Laparoscopy; Patent processus vaginalis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PATENT PROCESSUS VAGINALIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INFANT; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 33645051701     PISSN: 12654906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10029-005-0047-1     Document Type: Article

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