Human fibrin glue sealing versus suture polypropylene fixation in lichtenstein inguinal herniorrhaphy: A prospective observational study

Chirurgia (Romania)

Volumn 109, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 660-663

  Damiano, Giusepe ^a   Gioviale, M C ^a   Palumbo, V D ^a   Spinelli, G ^a   Buscemi, S ^a   Ficarella, S ^a   Bruno, A ^a   Tomasello, G ^a   Lo Monte, A I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Human fibrin glue; Lichtenstein inguinal herniorrhaphy; Polypropylene hernia mesh

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908642058     PISSN: 12219118     EISSN: 1842368X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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