Giant paraesophageal hernia in an asymptomatic old man: The case for misdiagnosing

Panminerva Medica

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 262-265

  Malattno, L S ^a,b   Presicci, P F ^a   Bellanuova, I ^a   Grande, A D I ^a   Consoli, A ^a   Mangiafico, R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chest radiography; Hernia, hiatal; Hernia, paraesophageal

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HIATUS HERNIA; HUMAN; MALE; RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HERNIA, HIATAL; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0030347749     PISSN: 00310808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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