Search for dissertations about: "Johan Stranne"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words Johan Stranne.

2. 1. Inguinal Hernia after Urologic Surgery in Males with Special Reference to Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy. A Clinical, Epidemiological and Methodological Study

   Author : Johan Stranne; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : Prostate cancer; inguinal hernia; radical retropubic prostatectomy; Complication;

   Abstract : Background and aims: In 1996 the first report indicating that inguinal hernia (IH) was a complication to radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP) was published. The main aims of this thesis were to further establish this relation, to establish the background incidence of IH in men not subjected to surgery, to identify risk factors for postoperative IH occurrence and to investigate whether postoperative IH is a complication also after other types of surgery performed through a lower midline incision. READ MORE