Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair does not impair testicular perfusion

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 131-135

  Schier, Felix ^a   Turial, Salmai ^a   Hückstädt, Thomas ^a   Klein, Klaus Ulrich ^a   Wannik, Tanja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic groin hernia repair in children; Laparoscopic hernior rhaphy in children; Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair in children; Testicular perfusion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; ORGAN PERFUSION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN SATURATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PROBABILITY; REFERENCE VALUES; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TESTIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38149142577     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.09.033     Document Type: Article

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