Long-term durability and comfort of laparoscopic ventral hernia repair

Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 380-386

  Sasse, Kent C ^a   Lim, Dionne C L ^a   Brandt, Jared ^a  

^a Western Bariatric Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Incisional hernia; Laparoscopic surgery; Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair; Mesh; Polypropylene; SEPRAMESH; Ventral hernia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871777333     PISSN: 10868089     EISSN: 19383797     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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