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Case report: acute left-sided Amyand's hernia in an elderly patient
James L. Kovacic BMed, MD,
James L. Kovacic BMed, MD
Division of Surgery and Anaesthesia, Department of General Surgery, Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Search for more papers by this author Lucy P. Aitchison BMed, MD,
Lucy P. Aitchison BMed, MD
Division of Surgery and Anaesthesia, Department of General Surgery, Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Search for more papers by this author Julian C. Y. Ip PhD, FRACS,
Julian C. Y. Ip PhD, FRACS
Division of Surgery and Anaesthesia, Department of General Surgery, Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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James L. Kovacic BMed, MD,
James L. Kovacic BMed, MD
Division of Surgery and Anaesthesia, Department of General Surgery, Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Search for more papers by this author Lucy P. Aitchison BMed, MD,
Lucy P. Aitchison BMed, MD
Division of Surgery and Anaesthesia, Department of General Surgery, Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Search for more papers by this author Julian C. Y. Ip PhD, FRACS,
Julian C. Y. Ip PhD, FRACS
Division of Surgery and Anaesthesia, Department of General Surgery, Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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First published: 04 June 2020
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