Colonic necrosis because of strangulated recurrent Morgagni's hernia in a child with Down's syndrome

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 589-591

  Vaos, George ^a,b   Skondras, Constantinos ^a  

^a P AND A KYRIAKOU CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b PENTELI CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bowel necrosis; Childhood; Morgagni's hernia

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEST INFECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DOWN SYNDROME; FOLLOW UP; HERNIA; HUMAN; HYPEROSTOSIS; INTESTINE NECROSIS; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; LAPAROTOMY; LARGE INTESTINE DISEASE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; THORACOTOMY; X RAY;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; CHILD; COLON; DOWN SYNDROME; HERNIA, DIAPHRAGMATIC; HUMANS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; MALE; NECROSIS; RECURRENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 33644683228     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.11.063     Document Type: Article

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