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Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology Volume 40, 2005 - Issue 6
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Original Article

Ultrasound may decrease the emergency surgery rate of incarcerated inguinal hernia

Shyr-Chyr Chen Department of Emergency Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital & National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, TaiwanCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Chien-Chang Lee Department of Emergency Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital & National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
,
Yueh-Ping Liu Department of Emergency Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital & National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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Zui-Shen Yen Department of Emergency Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital & National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
,
Hsiu-Po Wang Department of Emergency Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital & National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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Matthew Huei-Ming Ma Department of Emergency Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital & National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
,
Cheng-Chung Fang Department of Emergency Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital & National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
,
Wen-Jone Chen Department of Emergency Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital & National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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Hong-Shiee Lai Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital & National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
,
Po-Huang Lee Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital & National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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Fang-Yue Lin Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital & National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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Wei-Jao Chen Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital & National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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Pages 721-724 | Received 01 Oct 2004, Accepted 15 Nov 2004, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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