Review article: Appendicitis in groin hernias

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1368-1372

  Meinke, Alan K ^a  

^a NORWALK HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Amyand's hernia; Appendicitis; Hernia; Hernial appendicitis; Inguinal appendicitis

Indexed keywords

APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA;

APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34548582176     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-007-0160-9     Document Type: Article

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