Technical standardization of laparoscopic herniorraphy in pediatric patients

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1846-1850

  Esposito, Ciro ^a,b   Montinaro, Leonardo ^c   Alicchio, Francesca ^a   Scermino, Silvia ^a   Basile, Angela ^c   Armenise, Tommaso ^c   Settimi, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE; OPERATION DURATION; PERITONEUM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECURRENT DISEASE; SAFETY; SCHOOL CHILD; STANDARDIZATION; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; TROCAR;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ITALY; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; RECURRENCE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 69049107386     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-009-0121-4     Document Type: Article

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