Mesh vs non-mesh repair of strangulated femoral hernia: A comparative study

Surgical Chronicles

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 45-50

  Papaziogas, V ^a   Koutelidakis, I ^a   Chatzimavroudis, G ^a   Grigoriou, M ^a   Tsiaousis, P ^a   Dragoumis, D ^a   Giakoustidis, A ^a   Atmatzidis, K ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Infection; Mesh; Plug; Polypropylene; Sepsis; Strangulated femoral hernia

Indexed keywords

EID: 34848884005     PISSN: 11085002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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