Greater risk of incisional hernia with morbidly obese than steroid-dependent patients and low recurrence with prefascial polypropylene mesh

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 80-84

  Sugerman, Harvey J ^a   Kellum Jr , John M ^a   Reines, H David ^a   DeMaria, Eric J ^a   Newsome, Heber H ^a   Lowry, James W ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYPROPYLENE;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; CHRONIC PAIN; COLON RESECTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; HYPOVENTILATION; ILEORECTAL ANASTOMOSIS; INCISIONAL HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEROMA; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; STOMACH BYPASS; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; WOUND INFECTION;

ABDOMEN; COLECTOMY; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; FASCIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTRIC BYPASS; HERNIA, VENTRAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; POLYPROPYLENES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREDNISONE; PROCTOCOLECTOMY, RESTORATIVE; RECURRENCE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SURGICAL MESH;

EID: 0030048603     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(99)80078-6     Document Type: Article

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