The contribution of intraoperative transinguinal laparoscopic examination of the contralateral side to the repair of inguinal hernias in children

World Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 119-124

  Klin, Baruch ^a   Efrati, Yigal ^a   Abu Kishk, Ibrahim ^a   Stolero, Sorin ^a   Lotan, Gad ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bilateral exploration; Inguinal hernia; Laparoscopy; Processus vaginalis

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CHILD; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; PATENT PROCESSUS VAGINALIS; REVIEW; TESTIS ATROPHY; VAS DEFERENS; WOUND INFECTION;

CHILD; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; LAPAROSCOPY;

EID: 77954637399     PISSN: 17088569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12519-010-0027-0     Document Type: Review

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