Outcomes following laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair in infants compared with older children

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1165-1169

  Choi, Wonyong ^a   Hall, Nigel J ^a,b   Garriboli, Massimo ^a   Ron, Ori ^a   Curry, Joseph I ^b   Cross, Kate ^b   Drake, David P ^b   Kiely, Edward M ^b   Eaton, Simon ^a   De Coppi, Paolo ^a,b   Pierro, Agostino ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Infant; Inguinal hernia; Laparoscopy; Patent processus vaginalis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYPTORCHISM; FEMALE; HERNIA INCARCERATION; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; HYDROCELE; INFANT; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATENT PROCESSUS VAGINALIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; REOPERATION; SCHOOL CHILD; TESTIS ATROPHY; WOUND INFECTION; AGE; HERNIORRHAPHY; LAPAROSCOPY; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84877625859     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: 14379813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-012-3188-1     Document Type: Article

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