Towards a near-zero recurrence rate in laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair for pediatric patients of all ages

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1993-1997

  Chan, Kwong Leung ^a   Chan, Hau Yee ^a   Tam, Paul Kwong Hang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Inguinal hernia; Laparoscopy; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE TONE; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TESTIS ATROPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INFANT; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROBABILITY; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TENSILE STRENGTH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36849044082     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.08.014     Document Type: Article

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