Ten-year review of groin laparoscopy in 1001 pediatric patients with clinical unilateral inguinal hernia: An improved technique with transhernia multiple-channel scope

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1011-1014

  Saad, Saad ^a,b   Mansson, Jonas ^a   Saad, Adam ^c   Goldfarb, Michael A ^a  

^a MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Jersey Shore Medical Center   (United States)

^c HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Contralateral hernia; Contralateral patent processus vaginalis; Groin laparoscopy; Herniorrhaphy; Patent processus vaginalis; Pediatric bilateral inguinal hernia repair; Pediatric hernia; Pediatric herniorrhaphy; Transhernia laparoscopic exploration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTRALATERAL PATENT PROCESSUS VAGINALIS; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; FOGARTY CATHETER; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPY; LIGATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATENT PROCESSUS VAGINALIS; PREMATURITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSHERNIA MULTIPLECHANNEL SCOPE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; GROIN; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INFANT; LAPAROSCOPES; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; PERITONEUM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 79957579569     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: 15315037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2010.12.020     Document Type: Conference Paper

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