Ventral hernias in morbidly obese patients: A suggested algorithm for operative repair

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 703-709

  Eid, George M ^a   Wikiel, Krzysztof J ^a   Entabi, Fateh ^a   Saleem, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair; Morbid obesity; Ventral hernia

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BODY BUILD; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GASTRIC BANDING; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LOW CALORY DIET; MORBID OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROUX Y ANASTOMOSIS; SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY; STOMACH BYPASS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERNIA, VENTRAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84876499942     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: 17080428     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11695-013-0883-5     Document Type: Article

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