Choose midline incision for the best access to the abdominal cavity;Välj medellinjesnitt för bästa åtkomst till bukhålan

Lakartidningen

Volumn 102, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 1042-1045

  Israelsson, Leif ^a,b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Kirurgkliniken   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ABDOMINAL WALL DEFECT; BILIARY TRACT SURGERY; HUMAN; INCISION; INCISIONAL HERNIA; LUNG FUNCTION; MUSCLE; NERVE; PAIN; PERITONEAL CAVITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; REVIEW; VESSEL; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ABDOMINAL CAVITY; HUMANS; LAPAROTOMY; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE;

EID: 17744396104     PISSN: 00237205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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