Incidence of incisional hernia after cesarean delivery: A register-based cohort study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2014, Pages

  Aabakke, Anna J M ^a   Krebs, Lone ^a   Ladelund, Steen ^a   Secher, Niels J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DENMARK; FEMALE; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INCISION; INCISIONAL HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HERNIA, ABDOMINAL; HERNIORRHAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY; REGISTER;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERNIA, ABDOMINAL; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; REGISTRIES;

EID: 84907510289     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0108829     Document Type: Article

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