Clinical and histological safety assessment of rectocele repair using collagen mesh

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 83, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 995-1000

  Altman, Daniel ^a   Mellgren, Anders ^a,b   Blomgren, Bo ^c,d   López, Annika ^a   Zetterström, Jan ^a   Nordenstam, Johan ^a   Falconer, Christian ^a  

^a DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Collagen; Histological; Mesh; Rectocele; Rejection

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; COLLAGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER RECONSTRUCTION; BODY TEMPERATURE; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLLAGEN MESH; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; HISTOLOGY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; INFLAMMATORY CELL; MACROPHAGE; MATERIALS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTOCELE;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL DRESSINGS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COLLAGEN; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECTOCELE; SURGICAL MESH; SWINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4944244852     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0001-6349.2004.00646.x     Document Type: Article

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