What is the risk of bowel strangulation in an adult with an untreated inguinal hernia?

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1039-1041

  Leubner, Kristel D ^a,b   Chop Jr , William M ^a,b   Ewigman, Bernard ^c   Loven, Bridget ^d   Park, Michael K ^e  

^a Family Medicine Residency Program   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d Charlotte Area Health Education Center   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE COURSE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; INTESTINE INCARCERATION; INTESTINE INJURY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NOTE; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT INDICATION; WATCHFUL WAITING; ADULT; AGE; AGED; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 37349094394     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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