Exploratory laparotomy for acute intestinal conditions in children: A review of 10 years of experience with 334 cases

African Journal of Paediatric Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 62-69

  Ghritlaharey, Rajendra K ^a   Budhwani, K S ^a   Shrivastava, Dhirendra K ^a  

^a Hamidia Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Exploratory laparotomy; ileal perforations; ileostomy; intestinal obstruction; intussusception

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILEOSTOMY; INFANT; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE PERFORATION; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NIGERIA; PERITONITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILEOSTOMY; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; NIGERIA; PERITONITIS; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79955116317     PISSN: 01896725     EISSN: 09745998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0189-6725.78671     Document Type: Article

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