Incarcerated external hernias in octogenarian patients;Hernias externas incarceradas en pacientes octogenarios

Cirugia Espanola

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 129-134

  Álvarez Pérez, José A ^a   Baldonedo, Ricardo F ^a   García, Isabel ^a   Suárez, José A ^a   Álvarez, Paloma ^a   Jorge, José I ^a  

^a HOSPITAL SAN AGUSTÍN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Emergency treatment; Hernia; Morbidity; Mortality; Surgery; The elderly

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749477260     PISSN: 0009739X     EISSN: 1578147X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-739X(04)78941-1     Document Type: Article

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