Pathophysiology of giant incisional hernias with loss of abdominal wall substance

Acta Biomedica de l'Ateneo Parmense

Volumn 74, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2003, Pages 34-37

  De Santi, Luigi ^a,b   Frigo, Flavio ^a   Bruttocao, Andrea ^b   Terranova, Oreste ^b  

^a Unita Operativa di Chir Generale   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hernia; Incisional; Physiopathology

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ABDOMINAL WALL; ADHESION; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; INCISIONAL HERNIA; INFECTION; PROSTHESIS; RECURRENT DISEASE;

COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; HERNIA, VENTRAL; HUMANS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 1542410465     PISSN: 03924203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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