Inguinal Hernias and Hydroceles

Pediatric Surgery: Sixth Edition

Volumn 2-2, Issue , 2006, Pages 1172-1192

  Glick, Philip L ^a,b   Boulanger, Scott C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-02842-4.50077-2     Document Type: Chapter

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