Complex abdominal wall hernias as a barrier to quality of life in cancer survivors | Zendy

Rahima Nenshi | Zendy; Cécile M. Bensimon | Zendy; Trevor Wood | Zendy; Frances C. Wright | Zendy; Andrew Smith | Zendy; Fred Brenneman | Zendy

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Complex abdominal wall hernias as a barrier to quality of life in cancer survivors

Author(s) -

Rahima Nenshi,

Cécile M. Bensimon,

Trevor Wood,

Frances C. Wright,

Andrew Smith,

Fred Brenneman

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

canadian journal of surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.609

H-Index - 64

eISSN - 1488-2310

pISSN - 0008-428X

DOI - 10.1503/cjs.014917

Subject(s) - medicine , quality of life (healthcare) , qualitative research , cancer , distress , colorectal cancer , general surgery , surgery , nursing , clinical psychology , social science , sociology

Many cancer survivors live with postoperative complex abdominal wall hernias (CAWHs). However, the impact of CAWHs on their quality of life is unknown, and few descriptions of patient experiences exist. We performed a qualitative study to explore cancer survivors’ experience with CAWHs before and after repair.

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