title: Direct and recurrent inguinal hernias are associated with ventral hernia repair: a database study.
authors.affiliation: Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, 165 Cambridge Street, Suite 810, Boston, MA 02114, USA. gvelmahos@partners.org
authors.forename: George C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Velmahos
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000150:complications*; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000209:etiology*; D059685:Herniorrhaphy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male