Indirect inguinal hernia in Nigerian older children and young adults: Is herniorrhaphy necessary?

Hernia

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 635-639

  Osifo, O D ^a   Irowa, O O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Adults; Children; Hernias; Indirect; Inguinal

Indexed keywords

PARACETAMOL; PENTAZOCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COUGHING; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HERNIA STRANGULATION; HERNIORRHAPHY; HERNIOTOMY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; CHILD; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 57049124834     PISSN: 12654906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10029-008-0402-0     Document Type: Article

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