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Spontaneous evisceration of small bowel in Amyand's hernia: a case report

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  1. Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões, Rua Coronel Stanley da Silveira, Sala 2, no. 319, Bairro São José, Aracaju, Sergipe, CEP 49015-260, Brazil

    M. F. G. Feitosa

  2. Hospital Santa Marcelina, Rua Santa Marcelina, no. 177, Bairro Itaquera, São Paulo, São Paulo, CEP 08270-070, Brazil

    F. T. Andrade

  3. Universidade Tiradentes, Bloco E, Sala 40. Avenida Murilo Dantas, no. 300, Bairro Farolândia, Aracaju, Sergipe, CEP 49032-490, Brazil

    M. P. dos Santos & P. V. dos Santos Filho

  4. Hospital Universitário da Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Rua Cláudio Batista, S/N. Bairro Palestina, Aracaju, Sergipe, CEP 49060-108, Brazil

    B. S. Teixeira

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Feitosa, M.F.G., Andrade, F.T., dos Santos, M.P. et al. Spontaneous evisceration of small bowel in Amyand's hernia: a case report. Hernia 23, 817–819 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-019-01945-5

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