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. 2022 Oct;92(10):2690-2691.
doi: 10.1111/ans.17259. Epub 2021 Oct 6.

Amyand hernia with acute appendicitis: management considerations

Edward Forrest  1 , Calvin Fletcher  1 , Melissa Budge  1 , James C Lee  1 , Simon Grodski  1 , Jonathan W Serpell  1
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Amyand hernia with acute appendicitis: management considerations

Edward Forrest et al. ANZ J Surg. 2022 Oct.
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