Extraction site location and incisional hernias after laparoscopic colorectal surgery: Should we be avoiding the midline?

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 205, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 264-268

  Samia, Hoda ^a   Lawrence, Justin ^a   Nobel, Tamar ^a   Stein, Sharon ^a   Champagne, Bradley J ^a   Delaney, Conor P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic colorectal surgery; Surgical extraction site; Ventral hernia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COLON RESECTION; COLORECTAL SURGERY; EXTRACTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCISIONAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMA; TREATMENT DURATION;

ABDOMINAL WALL; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY MASS INDEX; COLECTOMY; FEMALE; HERNIA, VENTRAL; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84874112721     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: 18791883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2013.01.006     Document Type: Article

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