Renal transplant incision closure using new absorbable subcuticular staple device

Clinical Transplantation

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 410-412

  Tellis, Vivian A ^a  

^a MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Absorbable staples; Renal transplant; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

BASILIXIMAB; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ANTIBODY; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYPROPYLENE; RAPAMYCIN; TACROLIMUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER KIDNEY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; FASCIA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; SURGICAL STAPLING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND HEALING;

ABSORPTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MIDDLE AGED; SURGICAL STAPLING; SUTURES;

EID: 34248228770     PISSN: 09020063     EISSN: 13990012     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2007.00661.x     Document Type: Article

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