Comparison of repair techniques for major incisional hernias

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 185, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 61-65

  Dumanian, Gregory A ^a   Denham, Woody ^b  

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

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flap; Laparoscopy; Mesh; Separation of parts; Ventral hernia

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ALGORITHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INCISIONAL HERNIA; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0037227667     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(02)01122-4     Document Type: Article

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