Prospective randomized controlled trial investigating the type of sutures used during hepatectomy

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 17, Issue 18, 2011, Pages 2338-2342

  Harimoto, Norifumi ^a   Shirabe, Ken ^a   Abe, Tomoyuki ^a   Yukaya, Takafumi ^a   Tsujita, Eiji ^a   Gion, Tomonobu ^a   Kajiyama, Kiyoshi ^a   Nagaie, Takashi ^a  

^a ASO IIZUKA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Absorbable suture; Hepatectomy; Surgical site infection

Indexed keywords

ABSORBABLE SUTURE; NONABSORBABLE SUTURE; POLYGLACTIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIVER RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SILK; SURGICAL INFECTION; SUTURE;

EID: 79957867625     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i18.2338     Document Type: Article

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