Umbilical Hernia Repair in Patients with Cirrhosis and in Patients with Severe Comorbidities-A Nationwide Cohort Study.
Christian SnitkjærMette W ChristoffersenLise Lotte GluudNina KimerFrederik HelgstrandKristian Kiim JensenNadia A HenriksenPublished in: World journal of surgery (2023)
Patients with cirrhosis and other severe comorbidity undergo emergency umbilical hernia repair frequently. Emergency repair is associated with increased risk of poor outcome. Patients with cirrhosis undergo a postoperative reintervention more frequently than patients with other severe comorbidity undergoing umbilical hernia repair.