Laparoscopic treatment of inguinal hernia in the first year of life

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 473-476

  Esposito, Ciro ^a   Montinaro, Leonardo ^b   Alicchio, Francesca ^a   Savanelli, Antonio ^a   Armenise, Tommaso ^b   Settimi, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; FEMALE; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; AGE; HERNIA, INGUINAL;

AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INFANT; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE;

EID: 77954180881     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: 15579034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lap.2009.0323     Document Type: Article

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