[An unusual case of Chilaiditi syndrome--hepatodiaphragmatic interposition of a sigma elongatum].

Chirurg

Abteilung Allgemeine Chirurgie, Chirurgische Universitätsklinik Bochum-Langendreer, Ruhr-Universität Bochum.

Published: October 1991

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