Open versus minilaparoscopic herniorrhaphy for children: A prospective comparative trial with midterm follow-up evaluation

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 21-24

  Tsai, Yao Chou ^a,b   Wu, Chao Chuan ^a   Yang, Stephen Shei Dei ^a  

^a BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Contralateral metachronous inguinal hernia; Hernia; Mini laparoscopic herniorrhaphy; Open herniorrhaphy; Pediatric inguinal hernia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINILAPAROSCOPIC HERNIORRHAPHY; OPEN HERNIORRHAPHY; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENCE RISK;

EID: 74149086304     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-009-0645-6     Document Type: Article

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