Transcutaneous laparoscopic hernia repair in children: A prospective review of 275 hernia repairs with minimum 2-year follow-up

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 103-107

  Dutta, Sanjeev ^a   Albanese, Craig ^a  

^a LUCILE PACKARD CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Inguinal hernia; Laparoscopic; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOMA; HERNIA INCARCERATION; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; HYDROCELE; INFANT; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREMATURITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; REVIEW; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSCUTANEOUS LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; WOUND INFECTION;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INFANT; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58149185443     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-008-9980-2     Document Type: Review

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