Obturator hernia needs a laparotomy, not a diagnosis.

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Published in Am J Surg on July 01, 1995

Authors

D W Ziegler1, J E Rhoads

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Surgery, York Hospital, Pennsylvania 17405, USA.

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