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Incidence of and Risk Factors for Pediatric Metachronous Contralateral Inguinal Hernia: Analysis of a 17-Year Nationwide Database in Taiwan

BACKGROUND: Previous prospective, retrospective, and meta-analysis studies revealed that the overall incidence of metachronous contralateral inguinal hernia (MCIH) ranges from 5.76% to 7.3%, but long-term follow-up postoperative data are scant. We identified the incidence and risk factors of MCIH in...

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Autores principales: Lee, Cheng-Hung, Chen, Yun, Cheng, Chi-Fu, Yao, Chao-Lin, Wu, Jin-Chia, Yin, Wen-Yao, Chen, Jian-Han
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5042430/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27684710
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0163278