Is contralateral exploration necessary in preterm infants with unilateral inguinal hernia?

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2004-2007

  Marulaiah, Mohan ^a   Atkinson, John ^a   Kukkady, Askar ^a   Brown, Stuart ^a   Samarakkody, Udaya ^a  

^a WAIKATO HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Contralateral exploration; Inguinal hernia; Metachronous hernia; Preterm

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HERNIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INGUINAL HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METACHRONOUS HERNIA; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO;

FEMALE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33845202597     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.08.026     Document Type: Article

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