Incisional Hernia after Liver Transplantation

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 203, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 421-425

  Vardanian, Andrew J ^a   Farmer, Douglas G ^a   Ghobrial, Rafik M ^a   Busuttil, Ronald W ^a   Hiatt, Jonathan R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYPROPYLENE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASCITES; BILE LEAKAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HEMOPERITONEUM; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMAN; INCISIONAL HERNIA; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG DISEASE; MALE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RETRANSPLANTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SEROMA; STRANGULATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HERNIA, ABDOMINAL; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SUCTION; SURGICAL FLAPS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748933590     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2006.06.017     Document Type: Article

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