A single-blinded, randomized comparison of laparoscopic versus open hernia repair in children

Pediatrics

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 332-337

  Koivusalo, Antti L ^a,b   Korpela, Reijo ^a   Wirtavuori, Kari ^a   Piiparinen, Satu ^a   Rintala, Risto J ^a   Pakarinen, Mikko P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b HOSPITAL DISTRICT OF HELSINKI AND UUSIMAA   (Finland)

Author keywords

Children; Complications; Inguinal hernia repair; Laparoscopy; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PEDIATRICS; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOLLOW UP; INFANT; LAPAROSCOPY; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

FENTANYL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FENTANYL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INFANT; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 59449089133     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2007-3752     Document Type: Article

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