Laparoscopic inguinal herniorrhaphy in premature infants

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 371-374

  Turial, S ^a   Enders, J ^a   Krause, K ^a   Schier, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

hernia; laparoscopy; preterm

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRYPTORCHISM; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HERNIA; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORCHIDOPEXY; PREMATURITY; RECURRENT DISEASE; TESTIS DISEASE;

FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78650300746     PISSN: 09397248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1261932     Document Type: Article

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