Hernias of the abdominal wall in patients over the age of 70 years

European Journal of Surgery

Volumn 168, Issue 8-9, 2002, Pages 460-463

  Arenal, Juan J ^a,b   Rodríguez Vielba, Paloma ^a   Gallo, Emiliano ^a   Tinoco, Claudia ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO RÍO HORTEGA   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Elderly; Elective; Emergency; Femoral hernia; Hernia surgery; Inguinal hernia; Perioperative risk; Umbilical hernia

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; GERIATRIC SURGERY; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HERNIA, VENTRAL; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 0036908827     PISSN: 11024151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/110241502321116451     Document Type: Article

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