Impaction of feces in a loop of sigmoid colon: A rare cause of incarceration of inguinal hernia in children

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Roy, Akhilesh Kumar ^a   Ghildiyal, Janardhan P ^a  

^a Era's Lucknow Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

Incarceration; Inguinal hernia; Sigmoid colon

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FECES IMPACTION; HERNIA INCARCERATION; HERNIOTOMY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCROTUM; SIGMOID; SURGICAL PATIENT;

FECAL IMPACTION; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; SIGMOID DISEASES;

EID: 57149101562     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2006.08.005     Document Type: Article

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