A comparative study examining open inguinal herniotomy with and without hernioscopy to laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair in a pediatric population

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 387-392

  Niyogi, Anindya ^a   Tahim, Arpan S ^a   Sherwood, William J ^a   De Caluwe, Diane ^a   Madden, Nicholas P ^a   Abel, Robin M ^a   Haddad, Munther J ^a   Clarke, Simon A ^a  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Age of onset; Child; Child, preschool; Female; Follow up studies; Hernia, inguinal etiology pathology; Humans; Infant; Infant, newborn; Male; Recurrence; Risk assessment; Risk factors; Sex factors; Time factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HERNIOPLASTY; HERNIOSCOPY; HERNIOTOMY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INGUINAL HERNIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; UMBILICUS; ATROPHY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; METHODOLOGY; ONSET AGE; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; SURGICAL INFECTION; TESTIS; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; AGE OF ONSET; ATROPHY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TESTIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77953930478     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-010-2549-x     Document Type: Article

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