The risk of infection of three synthetic materials used in rectopexy with or without colonic resection for rectal prolapse

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 42-44

  Athanasiadis, S ^a   Weyand, G ^a   Heiligers, J ^a   Heumuller L ^a   Barthelmes, L ^a  

^a St Joseph Hospital Laar   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLITEF; POLYGLACTIN; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL;

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLON RESECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCTOPEXY; RECTUM PROLAPSE; RECURRENT DISEASE;

EID: 0030028288     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00418855     Document Type: Article

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