Perforated Amyand's Hernia

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 496-498

  House, Michael G ^a   Goldin, Steven B ^a   Chen, Herbert ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST MEDIUM EXTRAVASATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; INTESTINE PERFORATION; METHODOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RUPTURE;

ADULT; APPENDICITIS; EXTRAVASATION OF DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC MATERIALS; FEMALE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0035344409     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-200105000-00010     Document Type: Article

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