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Inguinal hernia repair is the most common procedure in general surgery. Even with acceptable complication rates, thousands of patients worldwide suffer from inguinal hernia surgery complications every year. In Finland, the Finnish Patient Insurance Centre (FPIC) receives reports from surgical complications. In this study, the database of FPIC is used to compare the complication profiles of open and laparoscopic inguinal hernia surgery with mesh.
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| surgical complication | 2 years |
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Finnish patients having had complicated inguinal hernia surgery 2002-2010.
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25762240 | Derived | Kouhia S, Vironen J, Hakala T, Paajanen H. Open Mesh Repair for Inguinal Hernia is Safer than Laparoscopic Repair or Open Non-mesh Repair: A Nationwide Registry Study of Complications. World J Surg. 2015 Aug;39(8):1878-84; discussion 1885-6. doi: 10.1007/s00268-015-3028-2. |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D006552 | Hernia, Inguinal |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D046449 | Hernia, Abdominal |
| D006547 | Hernia |
| D020763 | Pathological Conditions, Anatomical |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
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