Transperitoneal view of the PROLENE hernia system open mesh repair

International Surgery

Volumn 90, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2005, Pages

  Awad, Samir S ^a,b   Bruckner, Brian ^a   Fagan, Shawn P ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior repair; Open hernia; Posterior repair; PROLENE hernia system

Indexed keywords

POLYPROPYLENE;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPY; PERITONEUM; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UMBILICAL HERNIA;

HERNIA, INGUINAL; HERNIA, UMBILICAL; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; PERITONEUM; POLYPROPYLENES; SURGICAL MESH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646187997     PISSN: 00208868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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