Initial experience with laparoscopic repair of incisional hernias

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 177, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 227-231

  Sanders, Lisa M ^a   Flint, Lewis M ^a   Ferrara, John J ^b  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL DEFECT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMAN; INCISIONAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; SEROMA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERNIA, VENTRAL; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032915901     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(99)00015-X     Document Type: Article

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