Prophylactic closure of trocar orifices with an intraperitoneal mesh (Ventralex®) in laparoscopic bariatric surgery

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1489-1491

  Sánchez Pernaute, Andrés ^a   Pérez Aguirre, Elia ^a   García Botella, Alejandra ^a   Rodríguez, Lorena ^a   Antona, Esteban Martín ^a   Cabeza, Juan ^a   Valladolid, Domingo Jiménez ^a   Rubio, Miguel Angel ^a   Delgado, Isabel ^a   Torres, Antonio ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Intraperitoneal mesh; Laparoscopy; Morbid obesity; Trocar site hernia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; HERNIA; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MORBID OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

BARIATRIC SURGERY; FIBRIN TISSUE ADHESIVE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; PUNCTURES; SURGICAL MESH;

EID: 53849113949     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11695-008-9598-4     Document Type: Article

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