Laparoscopic repair of Amyand's hernia in an 8-week-old infant

Hernia

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 443-445

  Rehman, M R ^a   Panteli, C ^a   Tsang, T ^a  

^a NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amyand's hernia; Infant; Laparoscopic hernia repair

Indexed keywords

INFUSION FLUID;

AMYAND HERNIA; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDIX; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ERYTHEMA; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HERNIOPLASTY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; INGUINAL HERNIA; INGUINAL REGION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWELLING; VOMITING;

APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INFANT; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE;

EID: 77956883870     PISSN: 12654906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10029-009-0569-z     Document Type: Article

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