Laparoscopic needle-assisted inguinal hernia repair in 495 children

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 781-786

  McClain, Lauren ^a   Streck, Christian ^a   Lesher, Aaron ^a   Cina, Robert ^a   Hebra, Andre ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hernia; Inguinal; Laparoscopic; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

CHILD; DEVICES; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; NEEDLE; NEWBORN; OPERATION DURATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; NEEDLES; OPERATIVE TIME; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84930824444     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-014-3739-8     Document Type: Article

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