Operation compared with watchful waiting in elderly male inguinal hernia patients: a review and data analysis

J Am Coll Surg. 2011 Feb;212(2):251-259.e1-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2010.09.030. Epub 2010 Dec 22.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Decision Trees
  • Elective Surgical Procedures / mortality
  • Emergency Treatment / mortality
  • Hernia, Inguinal / complications
  • Hernia, Inguinal / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Markov Chains
  • Pain / etiology
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
  • Recurrence
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors
  • Watchful Waiting*