Smaller scars-what is the big deal: a survey of the perceived value of laparoscopic pyloromyotomy

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 92-96

  Haricharan, Ramanath N ^a   Aprahamian, Charles J ^a   Morgan, Traci L ^a   Harmon, Carroll M ^a   Georgeson, Keith E ^a   Barnhart, Douglas C ^a  

^a Kentucky   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis; Laparoscopic surgery; Outcome measure; Scar; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST OF ILLNESS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYLOROMYOTOMY; SCAR; SOCIAL STATUS;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CICATRIX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PYLORIC STENOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 38149132316     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.09.026     Document Type: Article

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