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Umbilical hernia rupture with evisceration of omentum from massive ascites: a case report

INTRODUCTION: The incidence of hernias is increased in patients with alcoholic liver disease with ascites. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of an acute rise in intra-abdominal pressure from straining for stool as the cause of a ruptured umbilical hernia. CASE PRESENTATION: An 8...

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Autores principales: Good, Daniel W, Royds, Jonathan E, Smith, Myles J, Neary, Paul C, Eguare, Emmanuel
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3095553/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21539740
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-5-170