Richter's hernia in the laparoscopic era: Four case reports and review of the literature

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 55-58

  Boughey, Judy C ^a   Nottingham, James M ^a   Walls, Allan C ^a  

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

Author keywords

Hernia repair; Laparoscopy; Richter's Richter's hernia

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HERNIA; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; NAUSEA; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICHTER HERNIA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TROCAR; VOMITING;

ADULT; FEMALE; HERNIA; HUMANS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 0037296856     PISSN: 10517200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00129689-200302000-00014     Document Type: Article

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