Effect of relaparotomy through previously integrated polypropylene and polytetrafluoroethylene experimental implants in the abdominal wall

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 188, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 466-472

  Bellón, Juan M ^a   Contreras, Luis A ^a   Buján, Julia ^a   Pascual, Gemma ^a   Carrera San Martín, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARLEX; MYCRO MESH; POLITEF; POLYPROPYLENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL WALL DEFECT; ADHESION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BIOPROSTHESIS; IMPLANT; LAPAROTOMY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SCAR FORMATION; TENSILE STRENGTH; TISSUE REPAIR;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ADHESIONS; ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CICATRIX; IMPLANTS, EXPERIMENTAL; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; POLYPROPYLENES; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RABBITS; REOPERATION; SURGICAL MESH; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 0032951532     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1072-7515(99)00029-0     Document Type: Article

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