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Incarcerated incisional hernia of the sigmoid colon after appendectomy: A case report

INTRODUCTION: Incisional hernia after appendectomy is rare, affecting 0.4% to 0.9% of cases. The small bowel and omentum are commonly herniated through the abdominal wall defect, but incisional hernia of the sigmoid colon is extremely rare. CASE PRESENTATION: A 78-year-old man presented with a right...

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Autor principal: Choi, Pyong Wha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5241580/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28103499
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2017.01.006