Inguinal hernias containing the uterus, fallopian tube, and ovary in premature female infants

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 136, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 696-698

  George, Elvira K ^a   Oudesluys Murphy, Anne Marie ^a,b   Madern, Gerard C ^a   Cleyndert, Pieter ^a   Blomjous, Joost G A M ^a  

^a SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b Zuiderziekenhuis   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SURGERY; OVARY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE TUBE; UTERUS;

EID: 0034113416     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mpd.2000.105140     Document Type: Article

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