A lightweight polypropylene mesh (TiMesh) for laparoscopic intraperitoneal repair of abdominal wall hernias: Comparison of biocompatibility with the DualMesh in an experimental study using the porcine model

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 402-409

  Schug Pass C ^a   Tamme, C ^a   Tannapfel, A ^b   Kockerling F ^a  

^a Hanover Hospital   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Abdominal wall hernia; Biocompatibility; ePTFE; Laparoscopic hernia repair; Mesh; Polypropylene

Indexed keywords

POLITEF; POLYPROPYLENE; TITANIUM;

ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ADHESION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GREATER OMENTUM; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMPLANTATION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MATERIAL COATING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SWINE;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; HERNIA, ABDOMINAL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LAPAROSCOPY; MODELS, ANIMAL; PARAFFIN EMBEDDING; SURGICAL MESH; SWINE;

EID: 32944472653     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-004-8277-3     Document Type: Article

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