Laparoscopic percutaneous extraperitoneal closure for inguinal hernia in children: clinical outcome of 972 repairs done in 3 pediatric surgical institutions

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1999-2003

  Takehara, Hiroo ^a   Yakabe, Shigeru ^b   Kameoka, Kazuhiro ^c  

^a TOKUSHIMA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION KYUSHU MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^c EHIME PREFECTURAL CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Inguinal hernia; Laparoscopic percutaneous extraperitoneal closure (LPEC)

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPIC PERCUTANEOUS EXTRAPERITONEAL CLOSURE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; STANDARDIZATION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UMBILICUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845195948     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.08.032     Document Type: Article

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