Incidence of and Risk Factors for Pediatric Metachronous Contralateral Inguinal Hernia: Analysis of a 17-Year Nationwide Database in Taiwan

• Cheng-Hung Lee,

  Affiliations Department of General Surgery, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital, Chia-Yi, Taiwan, School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan

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• Yun Chen,

  Affiliation Department of Surgery, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Pan-Ciao, New Taipei, Taiwan

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• Chi-Fu Cheng,

  Affiliations Department of General Surgery, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital, Chia-Yi, Taiwan, School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan

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• Chao-Lin Yao,

  Affiliations Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Yuan Ze University, Chung-Li, Taoyuan City, 32003, Taiwan, Graduate School of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Yuan Ze University, Chung-Li, Taoyuan City, 32003, Taiwan

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• Jin-Chia Wu,

  Affiliations Department of General Surgery, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital, Chia-Yi, Taiwan, School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan

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• Wen-Yao Yin,

  Affiliations Department of General Surgery, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital, Chia-Yi, Taiwan, School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan

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• Jian-Han Chen

  * E-mail: jamihan1981@gmail.com

  Affiliations Department of General Surgery, Buddhist Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital, Chia-Yi, Taiwan, School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan

  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7360-2238

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