Three-stage repair of a giant inguinal hernia in Sierra Leone: A management technique for low-resource settings

Journal of Surgical Case Reports

Volumn 2011, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 8-

  Groen, Reinou ^a   Sesay, Samuel ^a   Kushner, Adam ^a   Dumbuya, Sheiku ^a  

^a OverSeas (SOS)   (United States)

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EID: 84895468771     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20428812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jscr/2011.12.8     Document Type: Article

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