Hernia surgery changes in the Amsterdam region 1994-2001: Decrease in operations for recurrent hernia

Hernia

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 46-50

  Aufenacker, T J ^a   de Lange, D H ^a   Burg, M D ^b   Kuiken, B W ^a   Hensen, E F ^a   Schoots, I G ^c   Gouma, D J ^c   Simons, M P ^a  

^a Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis ^*  (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Inguinal hernia; Mesh; Recurrence; Resident; Techniques

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGEON; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGERY; SURGICAL MESH; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 15544365961     PISSN: 12654906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10029-004-0279-5     Document Type: Article

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