The outcomes of open tension-free hernioplasty in elderly patients

Hernia

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 395-400

  Beltrán, Marcelo A ^a,b   Cruces, Karina S ^a  

^a Hospital de Ovalle   (Chile)

^b NONE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Elderly patients; Inguinal hernia; Lichtenstein; Open tension free hernioplasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; ECCHYMOSIS; ELDERLY CARE; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOMA; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; HYDROCELE; INGUINAL HERNIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECURRENCE RISK; SCORING SYSTEM; SCROTAL SWELLING; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE RETENTION;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; COMORBIDITY; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33749491922     PISSN: 12654906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10029-006-0121-3     Document Type: Article

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