Umbilical herniorrhapy in cirrhosis: Improved outcomes with elective repair

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 675-681

  Gray, Stephen H ^a,b,c   Vick, Catherine C ^a,b   Graham, Laura A ^a   Finan, Kelly R ^a,b   Neumayer, Leigh A ^d   Hawn, Mary T ^b  

^a BIRMINGHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Kentucky   (United States)

^c University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Case status; Cirrhosis; Outcomes; Umbilical hernia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UMBILICAL HERNIA;

FEMALE; HERNIA, UMBILICAL; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 40849111652     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-008-0496-9     Document Type: Article

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