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Richter Hernia Surgical Anatomy

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Richter Hernia: Surgical Anatomy and Technique of Repair
Richter hernia (partial enterocele) is the protrusion and/or strangulation of only part of the circumference of the intestine's antimesenteric border through a rigid small defect of the abdominal wall. The first case was reported in 1606 by Fabricius Hildanus. The first definition of partial ...
February 1, 2006; The American Surgeon

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