Use of polyglycolic acid mesh to support parenchymal closure following partial nephrectomy

Journal of Urology

Volumn 158, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 526-527

  Wainstein, Mark A ^a   Resnick, Martin I ^a,b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Kidney; Nephrectomy; Polyglycolic acid

Indexed keywords

POLYGLYCOLIC ACID;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEMINEPHRECTOMY; HUMAN; KIDNEY CAPSULE; KIDNEY PARENCHYMA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0030749548     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)64526-9     Document Type: Article

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