An unusual cause of small bowel obstruction: herniation through a defect in the falciform ligament

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 398-400

  Gingalewski, Cynthia ^a   Lalikos, Janet ^b  

^a CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bowel obstruction; Falciform ligament; Internal hernia

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL HERNIA; LABORATORY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADHESIONS; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; CHILD; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERNIA, ABDOMINAL; HUMANS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE, SMALL; LAPAROTOMY; LIGAMENTS; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38949214067     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.09.082     Document Type: Article

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