# Novel insights into abdominal wall hernia (AWH) and its negative impact on patients’ finances: “Doing my job was pretty impossible”

**Authors:** Olivia Smith, Asim Abbas, Mark Mierzwinski, Andrew Bertram, Praminthra Chitsabesan, Srinivas Chintapatla

PMC · DOI: 10.1007/s10029-026-03596-9 · 2026-02-04

## Full-text entities

- **Diseases:** COPD (MESH:D029424), wound infection (MESH:D014946), COVID-19 (MESH:D000086382), George's condition (MESH:D002908), diabetes (MESH:D003920), pain (MESH:D010146), work (MESH:D000073397), job (MESH:D007589), occupational disruption (MESH:D009784), Inguinal and ventral hernia (MESH:D006555), ill health (MESH:D000071069), panic (MESH:D016584), fistula (MESH:D005402), AWH (MESH:D046449), obesity (MESH:D009765), Hernia (MESH:D006547), restricted movements (MESH:D002313), OS (MESH:C567932), sexual dysfunction (MESH:D012735), cancers (MESH:D009369)
- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

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Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC12872652