Perforated appendicitis within an inguinal hernia: Case report and review of the literature

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 700-702

  Lyass, Sergey ^a   Kim, Alice ^a   Bauer, Joel ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; AGED; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX PERFORATION; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HERNIA INCARCERATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INGUINAL HERNIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL ANATOMY;

EID: 0030983773     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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