Contralateral inguinal hernia in childhood and youth: Which child will develop a contralateral inguinal hernia?

Hernia

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 631-634

  Steinau, G ^a,b   Bohm G ^a,b   Vaassen, P ^a   Wenzl, T ^a,b   Schumpelick, V ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Childhood; Contralateral inguinal hernia; Incidence; Indication for simultaneous operation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HERNIOPLASTY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFANT; INGUINAL HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT INDICATION;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 57049097538     PISSN: 12654906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10029-008-0403-z     Document Type: Article

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