Prosthetic abdominal wall hernia repair in emergency surgery: from polypropylene to biological meshes

<p>Abstract</p> <p>The use of nonabsorbable prosthetic materials such as polypropylene, polyester, and ePTFE, have expanded and are now widely used in reparative surgery for abdominal wall hernias.</p> <p>There are still difficulties to find correct indication for prost...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Campanelli G, Catena F, Ansaloni L
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-12-01
Series:World Journal of Emergency Surgery
Online Access:http://www.wjes.org/content/3/1/33