Seminars in Pediatric Surgery
Volume 16, Issue 4 , Pages 217-223 , November 2007

Physiological responses to endoscopic surgery in children

  • Benno M. Ure, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Benno M. Ure, MD, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany.
    • ,
  • Robert Suempelmann, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
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  • Martin M. Metzelder, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
    • ,
  • Joachim Kuebler, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany

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PII: S1055-8586(07)00041-8

doi: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2007.06.002

Seminars in Pediatric Surgery
Volume 16, Issue 4 , Pages 217-223 , November 2007

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