Usefulness of the bilateral anterior rectus abdominis sheath turnover flap method for early fascial closure in patients requiring open abdominal management

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 2-8

  Kushimoto, Shigeki ^a   Yamamoto, Yasuhiro ^a   Aiboshi, Junichi ^a   Ogawa, Futoshi ^a   Koido, Yuichi ^a   Yoshida, Ryusuke ^a   Kawai, Makato ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ABDOMINAL WALL; ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MUSCLE FLAP; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SKIN GRAFT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ABDOMEN; ABDOMINAL INJURIES; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC RUPTURE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; FASCIA; FEMALE; HERNIA, VENTRAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE; RECTUS ABDOMINIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 33846137721     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-006-0282-3     Document Type: Article

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