A new minimally invasive technique for the repair of femoral hernia in children. About 13 laparoscopic repairs in 10 patients

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 967-971

  Matthyssens, Lucas E M ^a   Philippe, Paul ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

Anatomical repair; Femoral hernia; Inguinal hernia; Laparoscopic; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DAY CARE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FEMORAL HERNIA; FOLLOW UP; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; TROCAR;

CHILD; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERNIA, FEMORAL; HUMANS; INFANT; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 65549150308     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2009.01.029     Document Type: Article

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