Ventral hernia repair after bowel surgery: Does gastrointestinal contamination matter in the era of biologic mesh?

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 72, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2014, Pages

  Pinell White, Ximena A ^a   Gruszynski, Mark ^a   Losken, Albert ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acellular dermal matrix; Bowel surgery; Concomitant procedures; Ventral hernia repair

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; SURGICAL MESH;

FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HERNIA, VENTRAL; HUMAN; INTESTINAL DISEASES; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; WOUND HEALING;

COLLAGEN; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HERNIA, VENTRAL; HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84901500912     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: 15363708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000000100     Document Type: Review

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