Incisional Hernia after Midline Laparotomy: A Prospective Study

European Journal of Surgery

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 125-129

  Israelsson, Leif A ^a,c   Jonsson, Thorvaldur ^b  

^a Sundsvall County Hospital   (Sweden)

^b Reykjavik City Hospital   (Iceland)

^c SUNDSVALL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Suture technique; Wound closure; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCISIONAL HERNIA; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND HEALING;

FEMALE; HERNIA; HUMANS; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0030051011     PISSN: 11024151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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