Non-absorbable prosthetic meshes: Which is the best option in the repair of abdominal wall defects?

International Surgery

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 246-250

  Ortiz Oshiro, E ^a   Civantos, G ^a   Villalta, L ^a   Furio Bacete V ^a   Mayol Martinez J ^a   Ortega Lopez D ^a   Fdez Represa, J A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biomaterials; Mersilene; Non absorbable mesh; Polypropylene; Prostheses; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; POLYPROPYLENE;

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY REACTION; PATHOLOGY; RAT; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; WISTAR RAT;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ANIMALS; FEMALE; FOREIGN-BODY REACTION; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; POLYPROPYLENES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SURGICAL MESH;

EID: 0033155439     PISSN: 00208868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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