Adverse events of sutures: Possible interactions of biomaterials?

European Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 521-526

  Holzheimer, René Gresser ^a,b  

^a Chirurgische Praxisklinik Sauerlach   (Germany)

^b Chirurgische Praxisklinik für Ambulante Operationen ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Glue; Surgical wounds; Suture material

Indexed keywords

ABSORBABLE SUTURE; BIOMATERIAL; GLUE; SUTURE MATERIAL;

ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FISTULA; GRANULOMA; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HERNIOTOMY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; MALE; PHLEBECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFLAMMATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SOFT TISSUE TUMOR; SURGICAL WOUND; SUTURE; SUTURE REMOVAL; TISSUE REACTION; VARICOSIS; VEIN LIGATION; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CHILD; CYANOACRYLATES; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYGLACTIN 910; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SUTURES; TISSUE ADHESIVES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 29444431928     PISSN: 09492321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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