Transinguinal laparoscopic exploration for identification of contralateral inguinal hernias in pediatric patients

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2349-2352

  Lazar, David A ^a   Lee, Timothy C ^a   Almulhim, Saad I ^a   Pinsky, Jay R ^a   Fitch, Megan ^a   Brandt, Mary L ^a  

^a TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Contralateral exploration; Inguinal hernia; Laparoscopy; Patent processus vaginalis; Pediatric; Transinguinal

Indexed keywords

BILATERAL INGUINAL HERNIA; CHILD; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTRALATERAL INGUINAL HERNIA; CONTRALATERAL PATENT PROCESSUS VAGINALIS; FEMALE; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATENT PROCESSUS VAGINALIS; PATIENT SAFETY; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSINGUINAL LAPAROSCOPIC EXPLORATION; UNILATERAL INGUINAL HERNIA;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INGUINAL CANAL; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 83455173750     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: 15315037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2011.09.027     Document Type: Conference Paper

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