Provincial Review of Adherence to Age-specific Guidelines for Umbilical Hernia Repair and Trends in Management
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Shadi Hadj-Youssef, Félix Rondeau, Kossi Thomas Golo, Nizar Ghali, Maude Laberge, Patricia Li, Marc Beltempo, Guy Lacroix, Hussein Wissanji
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Umbilical hernia (UH) is a common pediatric condition, for which delaying surgical repair for asymptomatic UH until after age 3 is recommended due to a high incidence of spontaneous closure. We aimed to determine the adherence to guidelines, rate of urgent surgical repair, outcomes, cost, and interinstitutional referral patterns of UH repair in the province of Quebec (Canada).
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