A J-shaped subcostal incision reduces the incidence of abdominal wall complications in liver transplantation

Liver Transplantation

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 453-

  Heisterkamp, Joos ^a   Kazemier, Geert ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL DEFECT; ASCITES; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INCISION; INCISIONAL HERNIA; J SHAPED INCISION; LAPAROTOMY; LETTER; LIVER RESECTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MERCEDES INCISION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; STEROID THERAPY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PATIENT SELECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HERNIA, ABDOMINAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT SELECTION; REOPERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67649172257     PISSN: 15276465     EISSN: 15276473     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lt.21750     Document Type: Letter

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