Incisional hernia recurrence following 'vest-over-pants' or vertical mayo repair of primary hernias of the midline

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 62-66

  Luijendijk, Roland W ^a   Lemmen, Margot H M ^b   Hop, Wim C J ^c   Wereldsma, Jack C J ^d  

^a LEYENBURG HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d SINT FRANCISCUS GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INCISIONAL HERNIA; LIFE TABLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; STEROID THERAPY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HERNIA, VENTRAL; HUMANS; LIFE TABLES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 0031013429     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002689900194     Document Type: Article

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