Falciform ligament hernia after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A rare case and review of the literature

American Surgeon

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 359-361

  Charles, Anthony ^a,b   Shaikh, Almaas A ^a   Domingo, Shirley ^a   Kreske, Edward ^a  

^a ST JOSEPH MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Reichert Health Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; FALCIFORM LIGAMENT HERNIA; HERNIA; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LAPAROTOMY; LIGAMENT DISEASE; LUNG AUSCULTATION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; ILEUM DISEASE; INJURY; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; LIGAMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIOGRAPHY; REOPERATION; REVIEW;

AGED; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS; HERNIA; HUMANS; ILEAL DISEASES; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; LAPAROTOMY; LIGAMENTS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL; REOPERATION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 20444449309     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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