The omentum-polypropylene sandwich technique: An attractive method to repair large abdominal-wall defects in the presence of contamination or infection

Hernia

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 71-74

  Bleichrodt, R P ^a   Malyar, A W ^a   de Vries Reilingh, T S ^a   Buyne, O ^a   Bonenkamp, J J ^a   Goor, H ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Abdominal wall defect; Hernia; Infection; Omentum; Prosthesis related infection

Indexed keywords

POLYGLACTIN; POLYPROPYLENE;

ABDOMINAL WALL DEFECT; ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADULT; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HERNIA; HUMAN; INCISION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; OMENTUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FEMALE; HERNIA, ABDOMINAL; HUMANS; LIONS; MALE; OMENTUM; POLYPROPYLENES; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; SURGICAL MESH; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 33947655845     PISSN: 12654906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10029-006-0174-3     Document Type: Article

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