Fate of the inguinal hernia following removal of infected prosthetic mesh

Hernia

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 58-61

  Fawole, A S ^a   Chaparala, R P C ^a   Ambrose, N S ^a  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic groin sepsis; Inguinal hernia; Mesh removal; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; POLYPROPYLENE;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INGUINAL HERNIA; MALE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL MESH; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 33645082458     PISSN: 12654906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10029-005-0031-9     Document Type: Review

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