Use of the anterior rectus sheath for abdominal wall reconstruction: A study in cadavers

Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 273-277

  Barbosa, Marcus Vinícius Jardini ^a,b   Nahas, Fabio Xerfan ^a   Garcia, Élvio Bueno ^a   Ayaviri, Natalia Alinda Montecinos ^a   Juliano, Yara ^a   Ferreira, Lydia Masako ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Abdomen; Abdominal wall; Cadaver; Ventral hernia

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ABDOMINAL WALL; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PLASTIC SURGERY; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ABDOMINAL WALL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECTUS ABDOMINIS;

EID: 36048945030     PISSN: 02844311     EISSN: 16512073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02844310701510231     Document Type: Article

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