Retrorectus prosthetic mesh repair of midline abdominal hernia

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 173, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 445-449

  McLanahan, David ^a   King, L T ^a   Weems, Charles ^a   Novotney, Michael ^a   Gibson, Kathleen ^a  

^a Pacific Medical Centers   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DACRON; POLYPROPYLENE;

ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; FISTULA; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEART DISEASE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG COMPLICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; RECURRENCE RISK; SKIN ULCER; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0030908081     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(97)89582-7     Document Type: Article

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