Retrospective analysis of patients undergoing laparoscopic incisional hernia repair. Study group: Patients with incisional hernia post liver transplantation Control group: Patients with incisional hernia post any other laparotomy in the upper quadrant. Primary study outcome parameter: Risk of hernia recurrence. Secondary study outcome parameters: - Hernia repair-related infection rate \- Postoperative morbidity Statistical analysis: Comparison of study versus control group, univariate and multivariate analysis, Chi² and Mann-Whitney-U tests. P-values \<0.05 were considered significant.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
112
Medical University Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria
Hernia recurrence post laparoscopic incisional hernia repair
Time frame: 1 - 74 months post surgery
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