Can laparoscopic surgery prevent incisional hernia in patients with Crohn's disease: a comparison study of 750 patients undergoing open and laparoscopic bowel resection.
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Abstract
Incisional hernia (IH) is a frequent occurrence following open surgery for Crohn's
disease (CD). This study compares the IH rates of patients with CD undergoing open
versus laparoscopic bowel resection.
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Department of Surgery, The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave Levy
Place, New York, NY, 10029, USA. tomas.heimann@mountsinai.org.
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Department of Surgery, The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave Levy
Place, New York, NY, 10029, USA.