A scanning electron microscopical study of the two sides of polypropylene mesh (Marlex™) and PTFE (Gore Tex™) mesh 2 years after complete abdominal wall reconstruction. A study of 15 cases

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 384-388

  Danino, Alain M ^a,b   Malka, Gabriel ^b   Revol, Marc ^a   Servant, Jean Marie ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

^b DIJON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Abdominal wall; Polypropylene; Polytetrafluoroethylene

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; MARLEX; POLITEF; POLYPROPYLENE;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ABDOMINAL WALL DEFECT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; HERNIA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; DERMATOFIBROSARCOMA; FEMALE; HERNIA, ABDOMINAL; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MIDDLE AGED; POLYPROPYLENES; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SURGICAL MESH;

EID: 14944360595     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2004.06.004     Document Type: Article

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