Paediatric femoral hernia - The diagnostic challenge

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 472-474

  Wright, M F A ^a   Scollay, J M ^b   McCabe, A J ^a   Munro, F D ^a  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Femoral; Hernia; Paediatric

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMORAL HERNIA; HUMAN; INGUINAL CANAL; INGUINAL EXPLORATION; INTESTINE FUNCTION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERNIA, FEMORAL; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 80051801258     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: 17439159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2011.05.004     Document Type: Article

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