Mesenteric and omental cysts in children

American Surgeon

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 287-290

  Egozi, Eric I ^a   Ricketts, Richard R ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTESTINE RESECTION; MALE; MESENTERY CYST; OMENTUM; RECURRENT DISEASE; VOMITING;

EID: 0030971396     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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