Incarcerated obturator hernia successfully treated by laparoscopy

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 71-73

  Cueto García, Jorge ^a,b   Rodríguez Diaz, Manuel ^a   Elizalde Di Martino, Alexandro ^a   Weber Sanchez, Alejandro ^a  

^a AMERICAN BRITISH COWDRAY MEDICAL CENTER   (Mexico)

^b NONE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Laparoscopy; Obturator hernia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HERNIA INCARCERATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OBTURATOR HERNIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0031890505     PISSN: 10517200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019509-199802000-00017     Document Type: Article

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