Open Versus Laparoscopic Inguinal Herniotomy in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Focusing on Postoperative Complications

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 275-280

  Feng, Shaoguang ^a   Zhao, Lingling ^b   Liao, Zhenqi ^c   Chen, Xiaoming ^a  

^a THE SECOND AFFILIATED HOSPITAL AND YUYING CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF WENZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF WENZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c THE SECOND AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

complications; inguinal herniotomy; meta analysis; pediatric

Indexed keywords

CHILD; ERYTHEMA; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMAN; HYDROCELE; INGUINAL HERNIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC HERNIORRHAPHY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; META ANALYSIS; OPEN HERNIORRHAPHY; OPERATION DURATION; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SCROTAL EDEMA; SCROTUM DISORDER; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TESTIS ASCENSION; TESTIS ATROPHY; TESTIS DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ADVERSE EFFECTS; HEALTH; HERNIA, INGUINAL; INCIDENCE; LAPAROSCOPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROCEDURES; SURGICAL MESH;

CHILD; GLOBAL HEALTH; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LAPAROSCOPY; OPERATIVE TIME; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURGICAL MESH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84939507144     PISSN: 15304515     EISSN: 15344908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLE.0000000000000161     Document Type: Review

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