Laparoscopic repair of recurrent childhood inguinal hernias after open herniotomy

Hernia

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 37-40

  Chan, K L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Childhood recurrent inguinal hernia; Laparoscopic repair

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HERNIOPLASTY; HERNIOTOMY; HUMAN; INFANT; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INFANT; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33947668346     PISSN: 12654906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10029-006-0158-3     Document Type: Article

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