Laparoscopic hernia repair in infancy and childhood: Evaluation of 2 different techniques

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2210-2216

  Shalaby, Rafik ^a   Ismail, Maged ^a   Dorgham, Ahmad ^a   Hefny, Khaled ^a   Alsaied, Gamal ^a   Gabr, Khaled ^a   Abdelaziz, Mohamad ^a  

^a Damietta Al Azhar university Hospital Cairo   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Intracorporeal sutures; Laparoscopic; Purse string; Reverdin needle

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HERNIA INCARCERATION; HERNIOPLASTY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYDROCELE; INFANT; INGUINAL HERNIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUTURING METHOD; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LAPAROSCOPY; LIGATION; MALE; NEEDLES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78049484919     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2010.07.004     Document Type: Article

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