Impact of childhood inguinal hernia repair in adulthood: 50 years of follow-up

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 211, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 762-768

  Zendejas, Benjamin ^a   Zarroug, Abdalla E ^a   Erben, Young M ^a   Holley, Christopher T ^a   Farley, David R ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMAN; HYDROCELE; INGUINAL HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; ORCHIDOPEXY; PAIN; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FEMALE; FERTILITY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GROIN; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PREGNANCY; REOPERATION; RESEARCH DESIGN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649514471     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2010.08.011     Document Type: Article

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