Acute appendicitis in inguinal hernia: Report of two cases

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 81, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 490-491

  Kidmas, A T ^a   Iya, D ^a   Yilkudi, M G ^a   Nnadozie, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLON RESECTION; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; MALE; METHODOLOGY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; COLECTOMY; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 16644388478     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/eamj.v81i9.9227     Document Type: Article

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