An investigation on the mechanism of contralateral manifestations after unilateral herniorrhaphy in children based on laparoscopic evaluation

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1543-1547

  Watanabe, Toshihiko ^a   Nakano, Miwako ^a   Endo, Masao ^a  

^a Saitama Municipal Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Children; Contralateral manifestation; Contralateral patent processus vaginalis; Inguinal hernia; Laparoscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRALATERAL PATENT PROCESSUS VAGINALIS; FEMALE; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; INGUINAL HERNIA; INTERNAL INGUINAL RING; LAPAROSCOPY; LIGATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METACHRONOUS CONTRALATERAL HERNIA; MORPHOLOGY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INGUINAL CANAL; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 48149112313     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.11.010     Document Type: Article

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