Diagnosis and surgical treatment of Morgagni hernia: Report of three cases

Surgery Today

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 525-528

  Kurkcuoglu, Ibrahim Can ^a   Eroglu, Atilla ^a   Karaoglanoglu, Nurettin ^a   Polat, Pinar ^a   Balik, Ahmet A ^a   Tekinbas, Celal ^a  

^a ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Diaphragmatic hernia; Morgagni hernia; Surgical treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAPHRAGM HERNIA; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MATERIALS; MORGAGNI HERNIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RESPIRATORY SYMPTOM; SURGICAL APPROACH; SYMPTOM; SYNTHETIC MESH; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 0038352182     PISSN: 09411291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10595-002-2522-z     Document Type: Article

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