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Efficacy of emergency exploratory laparotomy in incarcerated obturator hernia

Tian-Chong WuDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The Second Medical College, Shenzhen People’s Hospital, Jinan University, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China; Correspondence[email protected]
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Qiao LuDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Huizhou Municipal Central Hospital, Affiliated Huizhou Hospital of Sun Yat-sun University, Huizhou, Guangdong Province, China
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Xiao-Hui LiangDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Huizhou Municipal Central Hospital, Affiliated Huizhou Hospital of Sun Yat-sun University, Huizhou, Guangdong Province, China
Pages 105-109 | Received 22 Aug 2017, Accepted 09 Oct 2017, Published online: 25 Oct 2017

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