Open AccessReoperation After Recurrent Groin Hernia Repair
Author(s) -
Staffan Haapaniemi,
Ulf Gunnarsson,
Pär Nordin,
Erik Nilsson
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-200107000-00018
Subject(s) - medicine , groin , hernia , hernia repair , surgery , laparoscopy , general surgery
To analyze reoperation rates for recurrent and primary groin hernia repair documented in the Swedish Hernia Register from 1996 to 1998, and to study variables associated with increased or decreased relative risks for reoperation after recurrent hernia.