Patient-related risk factors for recurrence after inguinal hernia repair: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

Surgical Innovation

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 303-317

  Burcharth, Jakob ^a   Pommergaard, Hans Christian ^a   Bisgaard, Thue ^b   Rosenberg, Jacob ^a  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

inguinal hernia; meta analysis; recurrence; reoperation; risk factors; systematic review

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLLAGEN DEGRADATION; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; FAMILY HISTORY; HABIT; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; META ANALYSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HERNIORRHAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REOPERATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930395707     PISSN: 15533506     EISSN: 15533514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1553350614552731     Document Type: Review

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