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Abdominal actinomycosis following small intestinal perforation in an umbilical hernia

A case report and review of literature

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  1. Department of Histopathology, St. James’s Hospital and Trinity College, Dublin

    M. McDermott & D. Hourihane

  2. Department of Surgery, Meath and Adelaide Hospitals and Trinity College, Dublin

    A. Tanner

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McDermott, M., Tanner, A. & Hourihane, D. Abdominal actinomycosis following small intestinal perforation in an umbilical hernia. I.J.M.S. 162, 182–183 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02945181

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