Periumbilical rectus abdominis perforator preservation significantly reduces superficial wound complications in "separation of parts" hernia repairs

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 109, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 2275-2280

  Saulis, Alexandrina S ^a   Dumanian, Gregory A ^a  

^a Div of Plast and Reconstr Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; FASCIA; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HERNIA; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN FLAP; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0036106174     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-200206000-00016     Document Type: Article

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