How accurate are published recurrence rates after rectal prolapse surgery? A meta-analysis of individual patient data

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 191, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 773-778

  DiGiuro, Giuseppe ^a   Ignjatovic, Dejan ^a   Brogger, Jan ^a   Bergamaschi, Roberto ^a  

^a Forde Health System   (Norway)

Author keywords

Actuarial analysis; Re operation; Rectal prolapse; Recurrence; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RECTUM PROLAPSE; RECURRENCE RISK; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ACTUARIAL ANALYSIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBABILITY; RECTAL PROLAPSE; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33646594428     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.01.030     Document Type: Article

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