Repair of giant abdominal hernias: Does the type of prosthesis matter?

American Surgeon

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 396-401

  Diaz Jr , Jose J ^a   Gray, Brian W ^a   Dobson, Jean M ^a   Grogan, Eric L ^a   May, Addison K ^a   Miller, Richard ^a   Guy, Jeffrey ^a   O'Neill, Patrick ^a   Morris Jr , John A ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLITEF; POLYGLACTIN; POLYPROPYLENE;

ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INFECTION; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SKIN FISTULA; STANDARD; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CUTANEOUS FISTULA; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HERNIA, VENTRAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYGLACTIN 910; POLYPROPYLENES; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL MESH; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TENNESSEE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2542513131     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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