Continuous double loop closure: A new technique for repair of laparotomy wounds

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 258-261

  Niggebrugge, A H P ^a   Trimbos, J B ^b   Hermans, J ^c   Knippenberg, B ^a   Van De Velde, C J H ^b  

^a LEYENBURG HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LAPAROTOMY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; LAPAROTOMY; PRESSURE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0031036046     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800840233     Document Type: Article

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