Safety of laparoscopic ventral hernia repair in octogenarians

Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 323-326

  Blount, Andrew L ^a   Craft, Randall O ^b   Harold, Kristi L ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Elderly; Laparoscopy; Ventral hernia

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HERNIA, VENTRAL; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70350277299     PISSN: 10868089     EISSN: 19383797     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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