Surgery of complex abdominal wall defects : practical approaches /

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Edition:Second edition.
Imprint:Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2017]
©2017
Description:1 online resource (xix, 256 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11274413
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Other authors / contributors:Latifi, Rifat, editor.
ISBN:9783319558684
3319558684
9783319558677
3319558676
Digital file characteristics:text file
PDF
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 8, 2017).
Summary:Of Nutritional Considerations for Fistula Patient Conclusion; References; 5: The Biology of Complex Abdominal Wall Defects: Definitions and Causes; Definition of Complex Abdominal Wall Defects; Causes of Complex Abdominal Wall Defects; Abdominal Wall Infections and Recurrent Incisional Hernias; Damage Control and the Open Abdomen Approach; Resection of Abdominal Wall Tumors; Complex Recurrent Incisional Hernias and the Pathophysiology of Wound Healing of the Abdominal Wall; Biological and Mechanical Factors Involved; Local and General Factors Affecting Wound Healing.
This book offers illustrated guidance on surgical anatomy of the abdominal wall, pathology of defects such as hernias and fistulae, and surgical techniques for abdominal wall reconstruction. Covers placement of mesh, use of patient tissue, ostomies and more.
Other form:Print version: Surgery of complex abdominal wall defects. Second edition. Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2017] 9783319558677 3319558676
Standard no.:10.1007/978-3-319-55868-4