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Femoral hernia: The dire consequences of a missed diagnosis

Gideon P Naude
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Sarah Ocon
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From the Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Department of Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA. USA
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0735-6757(97)90184-4

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