Stitch versus scar-evaluation of laparoscopic pediatric inguinal hernia repair: A pilot study in a rabbit model

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 848-851

  Blatnik, Jeffrey A ^a   Harth, Karem C ^a   Krpata, David M ^a   Kelly, Katherine B ^a   Schomisch, Steven J ^a   Ponsky, Todd A ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AKRON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HERNIOPLASTY; INGUINAL HERNIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATENT PROCESSUS VAGINALIS; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR; SUBCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPICALLY ASSISTED LIGATION; SURVIVAL TIME; SUTURE; SUTURE REMOVAL; WOUND CLOSURE;

ANIMALS; CICATRIX; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HERNIORRHAPHY; INSUFFLATION; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; PERITONEUM; PILOT PROJECTS; RABBITS; SUTURES;

EID: 84867358641     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: 15579034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lap.2012.0137     Document Type: Article

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