What happens to the rectus abdominus fascia after laparoscopic ventral hernia repair?

Hernia

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 358-362

  Van Sickle, K R ^a   Baghai, M ^a   Mattar, S G ^a   Bowers, S P ^a   Ramaswamy, A ^a   Swafford, V ^a   Smith, C D ^a   Ramshaw, B J ^a  

^a Division of Plastic Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Intraperitoneal mesh; Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair; Medialization; Rectus fascia

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FASCIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SURGICAL APPROACH;

ADULT; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FASCIA; FEMALE; HERNIA, VENTRAL; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECTUS ABDOMINIS; SURGICAL MESH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 31044441608     PISSN: 12654906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10029-005-0018-6     Document Type: Article

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