Impact of incisional hernia on health-related quality of life and body image: A prospective cohort study

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 204, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 144-150

  Van Ramshorst, Gabrielle H ^a   Eker, Hasan H ^a   Hop, Wim C J ^a   Jeekel, Johannes ^a   Lange, Johan F ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Body image; Cosmesis; Incisional hernia; Obesity; Quality of life; Surgical site infection; Ventral hernia

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BULGE; ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGED; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; CHARLSON COMORBIDITY INDEX SCORE; COMORBIDITY; CORSET; FASCIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATISTICS; HUMAN; INCISIONAL HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; SURGEON; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL PATIENT; TEACHING HOSPITAL; WOUND CLOSURE;

EID: 84863982012     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: 18791883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2012.01.012     Document Type: Article

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