Umbilical in cirrhotic patients: A safe approach

European Journal of Surgery

Volumn 166, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 415-416

  De la Peña, C Gutiérrez ^a,b   Fakih, F ^a   Marquez, R ^a   Dominguez Adame, E ^a   Garcia, F ^a   Medina, J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE JEREZ   (Spain)

^b C Paraiso   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLITEF;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UMBILICAL HERNIA; ASCITES; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PLASTIC SURGERY; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

ADULT; AGED; ASCITES; FEMALE; HERNIA, UMBILICAL; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY; SURGICAL MESH;

EID: 0034185933     PISSN: 11024151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/110241500750009005     Document Type: Article

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