Peritoneal effects of prosthetic meshes used to repair abdominal wall defects: monitoring adhesions by sequential laparoscopy

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 160-166

  Bellón, Juan M ^a   Rodríguez, Marta ^a   García Honduvilla, Natalio ^a   Pascual, Gemma ^a   Gil, Veronica Gómez ^b   Buján, Julia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^b Alcald University ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; MACROGOL; POLYESTER; POLYPROPYLENE; POLYURETHAN;

ABDOMINAL WALL DEFECT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM ADHESION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; RAT; SCAR; SUTURE;

ADHESIONS; ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HERNIA, ABDOMINAL; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; POLYMERS; RABBITS; SURGICAL MESH;

EID: 34247617167     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: 15579034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lap.2006.0028     Document Type: Article

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