Patch reconstruction of hemidiaphragm agenesis by the polypropylene mesh prosthesis

Croatian Medical Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 333-335

  Glavas, M ^a   Drazinic, I ^a   Pikot, D ^a   Altarac, S ^a  

^a GENERAL HOSPITAL PULA   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Blunt injuries; Congenital defects; Diaphragm; Hernia, diaphragmatic; Implants, artificial; Prosthesis implantation; Wounds, nonpenetrating

Indexed keywords

POLYPROPYLENE;

ADULT; AGENESIS; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMIDIAPHRAGM; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; PROSTHESIS; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; CASE REPORT; DIAPHRAGM; FEMALE; HUMAN; POLYPROPYLENES; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; SURGICAL MESH; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0033807398     PISSN: 03539504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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