Prosthetic mesh used for inguinal and ventral hernia repair: Normal appearance and complications in ultrasound and CT

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 77, Issue 915, 2004, Pages 261-265

  Parra, J A ^a   Revuelta, S ^a   Gallego, T ^a   Bueno, J ^a   Berrio, J I ^a   Farinas M C ^b  

^a HOSPITAL SIERRALLANA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MARQUÉS DE VALDECILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; MARLEX; POLYPROPYLENE;

ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEVICE INFECTION; DEVICE REMOVAL; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PERITONEUM ADHESION; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TESTIS ATROPHY;

HERNIA, INGUINAL; HERNIA, VENTRAL; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; SURGICAL MESH; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 1642523519     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/63333975     Document Type: Review

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