Groin herniorrhaphy in patients with cirrhosis and after liver transplantation

American Surgeon

Volumn 75, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 962-965

  Lawson, Elise H ^a   Benjamin, Elizabeth ^a   Busuttil, Ronald W ^a   Hiatt, Jonathan R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND COMPLICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GROIN; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL MESH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70450241077     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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