Hernias are the most common cause of strangulation in patients presenting with small bowel obstruction

Hernia

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 338-340

  Ihedioha, U ^a   Alani, A ^a   Modak, P ^a   Chong, P ^a   O'Dwyer, P J ^a  

^a WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adhesions; Hernias; Small bowel obstruction; Strangulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMORAL HERNIA; HERNIA; HERNIA STRANGULATION; HERNIOPLASTY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UMBILICAL HERNIA;

ADHESIONS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HERNIA; HERNIA, ABDOMINAL; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE, SMALL; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TISSUE ADHESIONS;

EID: 33747030334     PISSN: 12654906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10029-006-0101-7     Document Type: Article

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