Incisional ventral hernias: Review of the literature and recommendations regarding the grading and technique of repair

Surgery

Volumn 148, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 544-558

  Breuing, Karl ^a   Butler, Charles E ^b   Ferzoco, Stephen ^a   Franz, Michael ^c   Hultman, Charles S ^d   Kilbridge, Joshua F ^e   Rosen, Michael ^f   Silverman, Ronald P ^g   Vargo, Daniel ^h  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^e Kilbridge Associates   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INCISIONAL VENTRAL HERNIA; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL SITE OCCURRENCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 77955923851     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2010.01.008     Document Type: Article

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