title: Strangulated hernias secondary to generalized peritonitis: an old lesson relearnt.
authors.affiliation: Department of Colorectal Surgery, St George's Hospital, London SW17 0OT.
authors.forename: Edward D J
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Courtney
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Melville
authors.forename: Roger J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Leicester
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D013492:Suppuration / Q000150:complications