Appendicitis within a femoral hernia: sonographic appearance.

J Ultrasound Med

Department of Medical Imaging, Rambam Health Care Campus, PO Box 9602, Ha'Aliya St 8, 31096 Haifa, Israel.

Published: September 2006

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