Use of a tissue expander and a polyglactic acid (Vicryl) mesh to reduce radiation enteritis: Case report and literature review

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 755-757

  Abhyankar, A ^a   Jenney, M ^b   Huddart, S N ^a   Tilsley, D W O ^c   Cox, R ^b   Saad, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b LLANDOUGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c VELINDRE CANCER CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Radiation enteritis; Rhabdomyosarcoma; Tissue expander

Indexed keywords

POLYGLACTIN;

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; METASTASIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ENTEROPATHY; RADIATION INJURY; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; SCHOOL CHILD; SMALL INTESTINE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

BIOPSY; CHILD; ENTERITIS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTESTINE, SMALL; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; MALE; MEDIASTINAL NEOPLASMS; POLYGLACTIN 910; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RADIATION INJURIES; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA, ALVEOLAR; SURGICAL MESH; TISSUE EXPANDERS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 27144559946     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-005-1490-x     Document Type: Article

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