title: Shouldn't the laparoscopic operation for inguinal hernia repair in children be some steps closer to the open procedure?
authors.affiliation: Aristotelion University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Vassilios
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mouravas
authors.affiliation: Aristotelion University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece. Electronic address: surgicalpediatrics@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Dimitrios K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Sfoungaris
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D059685:Herniorrhaphy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male
keywords: Children; Inguinal hernia; Laparoscopic hernioplasty; Processus vaginalis