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Incidence of abdominal wall hernias in patients undergoing aortic surgery for aneurysm or occlusive disease.

DOI

44

Citations

0

References

2002

Year

Dimitris Papadimitriou, Georgios A. Pitoulias, B. Papaziogas, Stylianos Koutsias, George Vretzakis, Helena Argiriadou, T. Papaziogas
PubMed

Abstract

We conclude that there seems to be an increased incidence of abdominal wall hernias as well as postoperative incisional hernias in patients undergoing aortic surgery for aneurysm disease compared with aortoiliac occlusive disease.