Life-threatening liver failure after inguinal herniorrhaphy in patients with cirrhosis

European Journal of Surgery

Volumn 165, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1000-1002

  Pere, Pertti ^a   Höckerstedt, Krister ^a   Lindgren, Leena ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FAILURE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0032716243     PISSN: 11024151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/110241599750008170     Document Type: Article

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