Prosthetic Material in Ventral Hernia Repair: How Do I Choose?

Surgical Clinics of North America

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 101-112

  Bachman, Sharon ^a   Ramshaw, Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; HEALTH CARE COST; HERNIOPLASTY; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

DECISION MAKING; HERNIA, VENTRAL; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL MESH;

EID: 38949145754     PISSN: 00396109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2007.11.001     Document Type: Review

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