Congenital Morgagni's hernia in infants and children

International Surgery

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 158-162

  Nawaz, Akhter ^a   Matta, Hilal ^a   Jacobsz, Alic ^a   Al Khouder, Ghassan ^a   Al Salem, Ahmed H ^a,b  

^a TAWAM HOSPITAL   (United Arab Emirates)

^b NONE   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Congenital; Diaphragmatic; Hernia; Morgagni

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIAPHRAGM HERNIA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTIPLE MALFORMATION SYNDROME; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIOGRAPHY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SAUDI ARABIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HERNIA, DIAPHRAGMATIC; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SAUDI ARABIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034172765     PISSN: 00208868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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