Laparoscopic approach to the management of incarcerated hernia of appendices epiploicae: Report of two cases and review of the literature

Surgical Laparoscopy and Endoscopy

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 425-428

  Habib, Fahim A ^a   McAleese, Paul ^a   Kolachalam, R B ^a  

^a PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Appendices epiploicae; Hernia; Incarcarated hernia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HERNIA INCARCERATION; HUMAN; INTERNAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MESOCOLON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032445540     PISSN: 10517200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019509-199812000-00005     Document Type: Article

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