Optimal timing for repair of an inguinal hernia in premature infants

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 379-385

  Vaos, George ^a   Gardikis, Stefanos ^a   Kambouri, Katerina ^a   Sigalas, Ioannis ^b   Kourakis, George ^c   Petoussis, George ^c  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b University Hospital Alexandroupolis   (Greece)

^c P AND A KYRIAKOU CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Herniotomy; Infant; Inguinal hernia; Neonatal intensive care unit; Premature

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; APNEA; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HERNIA INCARCERATION; HERNIOTOMY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INGUINAL HERNIA; MALE; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TESTIS ATROPHY; ATROPHY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; RISK; STATISTICS; TESTIS; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATROPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; ODDS RATIO; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TESTIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77953954543     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-010-2573-x     Document Type: Article

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