The utility of polyglycolic acid mesh for abdominal access in patients with necrotizing pancreatitis

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 186, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 313-318

  Gentile, Andrew T ^a   Feliciano, Phillip D ^a   Mullins, Richard J ^a   Crass, Richard A ^a   Eidemiller, Larry R ^a   Sheppard, Brett C ^a,b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of General Surgery ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARLEX; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYPROPYLENE;

ABDOMINAL DRAINAGE; ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ACUTE HEMORRHAGIC PANCREATITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTESTINE FISTULA; MALE; PANCREAS ABSCESS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; DEBRIDEMENT; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATITIS, ACUTE NECROTIZING; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL MESH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0031914662     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1072-7515(98)00012-X     Document Type: Article

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