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Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer
Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer 1/2019

01-03-2019 | Case Report

Surprising Twist in the Plot – Sister Mary Joseph’s Nodule of Pancreatic Cancer Mimicking Wound Infection after Umbilical Hernia Repair

Authors: Andreas M. Luu, K. Meurer, T. Herzog, J. Munding, W. Uhl, C. Braumann

Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer | Issue 1/2019

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Umbilical hernia repair is the second most common type of hernia surgery after inguinal hernia repair. Depending on the surgical technique, complications occur in 5–25% and include wound infections and abscesses [1]. …
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Title
Surprising Twist in the Plot – Sister Mary Joseph’s Nodule of Pancreatic Cancer Mimicking Wound Infection after Umbilical Hernia Repair
Authors
Andreas M. Luu
K. Meurer
T. Herzog
J. Munding
W. Uhl
C. Braumann
Publication date
01-03-2019
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer / Issue 1/2019
Print ISSN: 1941-6628
Electronic ISSN: 1941-6636
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-017-9975-0

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