Incisional hernia in women: Predisposing factors and management where mesh is not readily available

Libyan Journal of Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 66-69

  Agbakwuru, E A ^a   Olabanji, J K ^a   Alatise, O I ^a   Okwerekwu, R O ^a   Esimai, O A ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS COMPLEX   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Incisional hernia; Nigeria; Predisposing factos; Women

Indexed keywords

SUTURE MATERIAL;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMICOLECTOMY; HERNIOPLASTY; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMAN; INCISION; INCISIONAL HERNIA; LAPAROTOMY; NIGERIA; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SALPINGOOOPHORECTOMY; SEPSIS; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 74749093991     PISSN: 19932820     EISSN: 18196357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4176/081105     Document Type: Article

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