Large inguinal hernia in infants: Is laparoscopic repair the answer?

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 114-118

  Oak, Sanjay N ^a   Parelkar, Sandesh V ^b   Ravikiran, K ^a   Pathak, Rahul ^a   Viswanath, Naveen ^a   Akhtar, Tanveer ^a   Kolar, Satishkumar V ^a  

^a BYL NAIR CHARITABLE HOSPITAL   (India)

^b KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HERNIOPLASTY; HERNIOTOMY; HUMAN; HYDROCELE; INFANT; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; SAFETY; SCROTUM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INFANT; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33947531232     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: 15579034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lap.2006.0507     Document Type: Article

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