Frequency of abdominal wall hernias: is classical teaching out of date?

OBJECTIVES: Abdominal wall hernias are common. Various authors all quote the following order (in decreasing frequency): inguinal, femoral, umbilical followed by rarer forms. But are these figures outdated? We investigated the epidemiology of hernia repair (retrospective review) over 30 years to dete...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Dabbas, Natalie, Adams, K, Pearson, K, Royle, GT
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Royal Society of Medicine Press 2011
Materias:
Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3031184/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21286228
http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/shorts.2010.010071

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3031184/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21286228
http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/shorts.2010.010071

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