Polyester-based mesh for ventral hernia repair: is it safe?

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 197, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 353-359

  Rosen, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair; Open ventral hernia repair; Polyester mesh; Prosthetic mesh; Ventral hernia repair

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DOXYCYCLINE; GENTAMICIN; POLYESTER;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; EXCISION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; ILEUS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PATIENT SAFETY; PERITONEUM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; PROSTHETIC MESH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEROMA; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE RETENTION; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; FEMALE; HERNIA, VENTRAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYESTERS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURGICAL MESH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 60549107318     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.11.003     Document Type: Article

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