Risks associated with "components separation" for closure of complex abdominal wall defects: Discussion

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1286-1288

  Thornton, James F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL CLOSURE; ABDOMINAL WALL DEFECT; ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ANASTOMOSIS DEHISCENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FOLLOW UP; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; ILEUS; MORBIDITY; NOTE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0037334469     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000047022.06364.59     Document Type: Note

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