Health-related quality of life in patients treated for incisional hernia with an onlay technique

Hernia

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 237-242

  Poelman, M M ^a   Schellekens, J F ^a   Langenhorst, B L A M ^a   Schreurs, W H ^a  

^a Location Alkmaar   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Abdominal wall defects; HRQL; Incisional hernia; Mesh repair

Indexed keywords

MARLEX;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FASCIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INCISIONAL HERNIA; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONLAY TECHNIQUE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REOPERATION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEROMA; SHORT FORM 36; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL STAPLING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; FEMALE; HERNIA, VENTRAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYPROPYLENES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL MESH;

EID: 77954689524     PISSN: 12654906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10029-009-0619-6     Document Type: Article

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