An audit of emergency hernia operations: Surrogate of system failure or incidentalomas?

Background: Hernia emergencies common surgery. Around 20 million groin hernia operations occur world-wide, and these form 70% of all hernia operations. Incisional hernias complicate 15- 30% of laparotomies and 20% of these present as emergencies. Watchful waiting is often applied for groin, ventral...

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Main Author: Nkgudi, Boitumelo
Other Authors: Kloppers, Jacobus
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Health Sciences 2020
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32306