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Internal hernia after laparoscopic colorectal surgery: an under-reported potentially severe complication. A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Giuseppe PortaleGeorge Octavian PopescuMatteo ParottoFrancesco Cavallin
Published in: Surgical endoscopy (2019)
Occurrence rate of internal hernia after laparoscopic colorectal resection is around 5 per 1000 patients. Small-sized studies are likely to overestimate the occurrence of internal hernia. Need for reoperation is high with a substantial risk of mortality.
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