Necrotizing fasciitis after laparoscopic surgery

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1032-1033

  Hewitt, P M ^a   Kwong, K H ^a   Lau, W Y ^a   Chung, S C S ^a   Li, A K C ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic surgery; Necrotizing fasciitis; Soft tissue infections

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG COMBINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 0031254398     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004649900519     Document Type: Article

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