Pneumoperitoneum in repair of giant hernias and eventrations

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 263-265

  La Meir, M ^a,b   Vierendeels, T ^a   Poortmans, M ^a  

^a Algemeen Stedelijk Ziekenhuis   (Belgium)

^b NONE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Eventration; Hernia; Pneumoperitoneum

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FATALITY; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL RADIOGRAPHY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCROTUM; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; FATAL OUTCOME; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMOPERITONEUM, ARTIFICIAL; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCROTUM; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURGICAL MESH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036688695     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2002.11679310     Document Type: Article

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