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Body Mass Index Within Multifactor Predictors of Ventral Hernia Recurrence: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Background A ventral hernia is a protrusion of the peritoneum through the defective abdominal wall. Several risk factors increase the likelihood of hernial recurrence. One of the most common risk factors is obesity, defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as increased body mass index (BMI). F...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10386881/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37519520 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.41148 |