Comparative investigation of alloplastic materials for hernia repair with improved methodology

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1260-1265

  Kapischke, M ^a   Prinz, K ^b   Tepel, J ^c   Tensfeldt, J ^b   Schulz, T ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alloplastic materials; Material pore index; Mesh shrinking; Polypropylene mesh; Pore size

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; FORMALDEHYDE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; POLYESTER; POLYPROPYLENE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRYPSIN; UREA; WATER;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISTILLATION; HERNIA; HERNIOPLASTY; MATERIAL STATE; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STORAGE; WATER ABSORPTION;

HERNIA, ABDOMINAL; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYESTERS; POLYPROPYLENES; POROSITY; SURGICAL MESH;

EID: 27644450439     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-004-2235-y     Document Type: Article

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