Incidence and risk factors for incisional hernia after open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

CONCLUSION: The incisional hernia after open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair affected a high proportion of the intervened patients. Previous abdominal surgery, chronic kidney disease, and smoking habit were independent factors for the development of an incisional hernia.PMID:34511236 | DOI:10.1016/j.ciresp.2021.08.004

Source: Cirugia eEspanola - September 13, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Alberto G Barranquero Jose Manuel Molina Carmen Gonzalez-Hidalgo Belen Porrero Luis Alberto Bl ázquez Julia Oca ña Claudio Gandarias Z úñiga Jose Mar ía Fernández Cebrián Source Type: research