Herniation through the falciform ligament: an unusual cause of ileal atresia

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1295-1297

  Shakya, Vikal Chandra ^a   Agrawal, Chandra Shekhar ^a   Koirala, Rabin ^a   Khaniya, Sudeep ^a   Adhikary, Shailesh ^a   Shakya, Bigen Man ^a  

^a BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences ^*  (Nepal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; CASE REPORT; FALCIFORM LIGAMENT; HUMAN; INTESTINE ATRESIA; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; LABORATORY TEST; LAPAROTOMY; LETTER; MALE; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; NEWBORN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS;

ABDOMINAL WALL; HERNIA; HUMANS; ILEUM; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTESTINAL ATRESIA; LIGAMENTS; MALE;

EID: 66649111303     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2009.02.064     Document Type: Letter

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