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Seroma following transabdominal preperitoneal patch plasty (TAPP): incidence, risk factors, and preventive measures

BACKGROUND: The reported range of seroma formation in the literature after TEP repair is between 0.5 and 12.2% and for TAPP between 3.0 and 8.0%. Significant clinical factors associated with seroma formation include old age, a large hernia defect, an extension of the hernia sac into the scrotum, as...

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Published in:Surg Endosc
Main Authors: Köckerling, F., Bittner, R., Adolf, D., Fortelny, R., Niebuhr, H., Mayer, F., Schug-Pass, C.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Springer US 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5897456/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29075973
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00464-017-5912-3
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