Spleen rupture in the newborn: Conservative surgical treatment using absorbable mesh

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 642-643

  Fasoli, Lorella ^a,b   Bettili, Giovanni ^a   Bianchi, Sanzio ^a   Dal Moro, Alberto ^a   Ottolenghi, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b POLICLINICO BORGO ROMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN GLUE; POLYGLACTIN; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN INJURY; SPLEEN RUPTURE; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0031661132     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199809000-00046     Document Type: Conference Paper

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