Randomized, prospective study of TissuGlu® surgical adhesive in the management of wound drainage following abdominoplasty

Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 491-496

  Walgenbach, Klaus J ^a   Bannasch, Holger ^b   Kalthoff, Stefan ^c   Rubin, J Peter ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c Rosenparkklinik   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominoplasty; Adhesive; Drains; Seroma; TissuGlu

Indexed keywords

TISSUE ADHESIVE; URETHAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEROMA; WOUND DRAINAGE;

ADULT; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SEROMA; TISSUE ADHESIVES; URETHANE;

EID: 84863989799     PISSN: 0364216X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00266-011-9844-3     Document Type: Review

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