Amyand's hernia: A case report of an incarcerated and perforated appendix within an inguinal hernia and review of the literature

American Surgeon

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 628-629

  Logan, Matthew T ^a   Nottingham, James M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; INTESTINE PERFORATION; MALE; REVIEW; RUPTURE;

AGED; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; MALE; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS;

EID: 0035408263     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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