Morgagni hernias: An uncommon cause of chest masses in adults

American Family Physician

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 2021-2024

  Bragg, Winifred D ^a   Bumpers, Harvey ^b   Flynn, William ^b   Hsu, Hwei Kang ^b   Hoover, Eddie L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; DIAPHRAGM HERNIA; HUMAN; MALE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; HERNIA, DIAPHRAGMATIC; HUMANS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; MALE; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC;

EID: 0029818080     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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