The lateral paramedian: Revisiting a forgotten incision

American Surgeon

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 321-323

  Hughes, Kenneth ^a   Selim, Niazy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INCISION; INCISIONAL HERNIA; LAPAROTOMY; OPERATION DURATION; PARAMEDIAN INCISION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WOUND DEHISCENCE; ABDOMINAL WALL; ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; METHODOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW;

ABDOMINAL WALL; HERNIA, ABDOMINAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LAPAROTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 65549163157     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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