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Preventing incisional hernia: closing the midline laparotomy

Authors: M. M. J. van Rooijen, J. F. Lange

Published in: Techniques in Coloproctology | Issue 8/2018

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There is ongoing debate as to which suturing techniques and suture materials are best for achieving definitive abdominal wound closure while minimising the risk of short- and long-term complications. …

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Title: Preventing incisional hernia: closing the midline laparotomy
Authors: M. M. J. van Rooijen
J. F. Lange
Publication date: 01-08-2018
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: Techniques in Coloproctology / Issue 8/2018
Print ISSN: 1123-6337
Electronic ISSN: 1128-045X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10151-018-1833-y

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