How we "seal" internal ring in pediatric inguinal hernias

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 192-194

  Bharathi, Ramanathan Saranga ^a   Arora, Manu ^b   Baskaran, Vasudevan ^a  

^a ARMED FORCES MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b CHSC   (India)

Author keywords

Dual encirclage; Hydro dissection; Minimal access surgery (MAS); Needle sign; Pediatric inguinal hernias (PIH); Subcutaneous endoscopically assisted ligation (SEAL)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; INCISION; INGUINAL HERNIA; PATIENT SAFETY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PERITONEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; ENDOSCOPY; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INGUINAL CANAL; LIGATION; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 42449158127     PISSN: 15304515     EISSN: 15344908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLE.0b013e31816a0645     Document Type: Article

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