Pediatric inguinal hernia repair - A critical appraisal

Hernia

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 113-115

  Rosenberg, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Complications; Inguinal hernia; Laparoscopy; Surgical technique

Indexed keywords

ELECTIVE SURGERY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HERNIA INCARCERATION; HERNIOPLASTY; HERNIORRHAPHY; HERNIOTOMY; HUMAN; INFANT; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TESTIS ATROPHY; TIME; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INGUINAL CANAL; LAPAROSCOPY; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 42049107569     PISSN: 12654906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10029-007-0316-2     Document Type: Review

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