Ovary-containing hernia in a premature infant: Sonographic diagnosis

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 985-987

  Laing, Faye C ^a   Townsend, Brent A ^a   Rodriguez, J Ruben ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFANT; INGUINAL HERNIA; OVARY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREMATURITY;

EID: 34447127466     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2007.26.7.985     Document Type: Article

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