Successful laparoscopic splenorrhaphy using absorbable mesh for grade III splenic injury: Report of a case

Surgical Laparoscopy and Endoscopy

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1994, Pages 311-315

  Koehler, Richard H ^a   Smith, R Stephen ^a   Fry, William R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Laparoscopy; Splenorrhaphy; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN INJURY; SPLEEN SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ABSORPTION; ADULT; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPES; LAPAROSCOPY; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; SPLEEN; SPLENIC RUPTURE; SURGICAL MESH;

EID: 0028102449     PISSN: 10517200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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