An unusual case of herniation of small bowel through an iatrogenic defect the falciform ligament

European Radiology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 531-533

  Sourtzis, S ^a   Canizares, C ^a   Thibeau, J F ^a   Philippart, P ^a   Damry, N ^a  

^a BRUGMANN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Falciform ligament hernia; Small bowel obstruction

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ACUTE ABDOMEN; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; LIGAMENT; LIVER; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; SMALL INTESTINE;

ABDOMEN, ACUTE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HERNIA, VENTRAL; HUMANS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE, SMALL; LIGAMENTS; LIVER; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0036514117     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003300100970     Document Type: Article

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