Fibrin glue mesh fixation in hernia repair [5]

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 246, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 906-908

  Novik, Bengt ^a,b  

^a Frölunda Hospital   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; FIBRIN GLUE;

HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; LETTER; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

FIBRIN TISSUE ADHESIVE; HERNIA, ABDOMINAL; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RESEARCH DESIGN; SURGICAL MESH; TISSUE ADHESIVES;

EID: 35649007276     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e318158a3d0     Document Type: Letter

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