Laparoscopic repair of large incisional hernias

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 123-128

  Park, Adrian ^a,b   Gagner, Michel ^b   Pomp, Alfons ^a,b  

^a ST JOSEPH S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abdominal wall suture; Incisional hernia; Laparoscopy; Mesh; Repair; Ventral hernia

Indexed keywords

POLITEF;

ABDOMINAL WALL CLOSURE; ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HERNIA, VENTRAL; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SURGICAL MESH; SURGICAL STAPLING; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030008151     PISSN: 10517200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019509-199604000-00007     Document Type: Article

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