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Surgical Clinics of North America, 1993
Incisional hernias are a relatively common occurrence after abdominal operations, having been reported to occur in 2% to 11% of all patients undergoing such procedures. Although many hernias become manifest early, others may not be noted until many years after the index procedure. Predisposing factors for incisional hernia have been well described, and
T A, Santora, J J, Roslyn
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Incisional hernias are a relatively common occurrence after abdominal operations, having been reported to occur in 2% to 11% of all patients undergoing such procedures. Although many hernias become manifest early, others may not be noted until many years after the index procedure. Predisposing factors for incisional hernia have been well described, and
T A, Santora, J J, Roslyn
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Strangulated Incisional Hernia [PDF]
A female patient, aged about 85 years, presented with a huge abdominal swelling which was bulging with coughing. An infra-umbilical scar was noticed. It was diagnosed as a case of strangulated of incisional hernia. There was evident necrosed skin at the middle of the swelling with contents exposed.
Sujit K Bhattacharya, Bhaskar Ghoshal
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Surgical Clinics of North America, 2003
Incisional ventral hernias are a common problem encountered by surgeons, with over 100,000 repairs being performed annually in the United States. Although many predisposing factors for incisional ventral hernia are patient-related, some factors such as type of primary closure and materials used may reduce the overall incidence of incisional ventral ...
Renato Moretti +5 more
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Incisional ventral hernias are a common problem encountered by surgeons, with over 100,000 repairs being performed annually in the United States. Although many predisposing factors for incisional ventral hernia are patient-related, some factors such as type of primary closure and materials used may reduce the overall incidence of incisional ventral ...
Renato Moretti +5 more
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Hernias: inguinal and incisional
The Lancet, 2003In the past decade hernia surgery has been challenged by two new technologies: by laparoscopy, which has attempted to change the traditional open operative techniques, and by prosthetic mesh, which has achieved much lower recurrence rates. The demand by health care providers for increasingly efficient and cost-effective surgery has resulted in ...
Karl A. LeBlanc, Andrew N. Kingsnorth
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