Laparoscopic-assisted abdominal wall reconstruction in prune-belly syndrome

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 162-165

  Levine, Elie ^a   Taub, Peter J ^a   Franco, Israel ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal wall reconstruction; Laparoscopic assisted; Prune belly syndrome

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL; ABDOMINAL WALL CLOSURE; ABDOMINAL WALL DEFECT; ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRUNE BELLY SYNDROME; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ABDOMINAL WALL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ESTHETICS; FASCIA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTROSCHISIS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PRUNE BELLY SYNDROME; REOPERATION; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 33846522375     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sap.0000237763.60853.c6     Document Type: Article

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