INCARCERATED INGUINAL HERNIAS IN CHILDREN
- Authors: Kozlov Y.A.1,2,3, Novozhilov V.A.1,2,3, Baradieva P.Z.1, Zvonkov D.A.3, Ochirov C.B.1
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Affiliations:
- Ivan-Matryona Municipal Children’s Clinical Hospital
- Irkutsk State Medical Postgraduation Academy
- Irkutsk State Medical University
- Issue: Vol 8, No 1 (2018)
- Pages: 80-95
- Section: Reviews
- Submitted: 02.05.2018
- Accepted: 02.05.2018
- Published: 02.03.2018
- URL: https://rps-journal.ru/jour/article/view/405
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/psaic405
- ID: 405
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Yu. A. Kozlov
Ivan-Matryona Municipal Children’s Clinical Hospital;Irkutsk State Medical Postgraduation Academy;
Irkutsk State Medical University
Author for correspondence.
Email: fake@neicon.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2313-897X
Head of department of neonatal surgery at Irkutsk Municipal Pediatric Clinical Hospital;
professor of the department of pediatric surgery at Irkutsk State Medical Academy of Continuing Education;
Dr Sci. (Med.), professor of the department of pediatric surgery at Irkutsk State Medical University Russia
РоссияV. A. Novozhilov
Ivan-Matryona Municipal Children’s Clinical Hospital;Irkutsk State Medical Postgraduation Academy;
Irkutsk State Medical University
Email: fake@neicon.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9309-6691
Head of Irkutsk Municipal Pediatric Clinical Hospital;
Professor of the department of pediatric surgery at Irkutsk State Medical Academy of Continuing Education;
Head of the department of pediatric surgery at Irkutsk State Medical University Russia
РоссияP. Zh. Baradieva
Ivan-Matryona Municipal Children’s Clinical Hospital
Email: fake@neicon.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5463-6763
Pedaitric surgeon at Irkutsk Municipal Pediatric Clinical Hospital Россия
D. A. Zvonkov
Irkutsk State Medical University
Email: fake@neicon.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7167-2520
Clinical ordinator of department of pediatric surgery Россия
Ch. B. Ochirov
Ivan-Matryona Municipal Children’s Clinical Hospital
Email: fake@neicon.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6045-1087
Surgeon of department of neonatal surgery at Irkutsk Municipal Pediatric Clinical Hospital Россия
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