Journal of Abdominal Wall SurgeryPurpose: To determine normal anatomical variation of abdominal wall musculature.Methods: A retrospective analysis of CT scans was performed on adults (>18 years) with normal abdominal wall muscles.
Samuel George Parker +9 more
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Comparison of open and laparoscopic inguinal-hernia repair in octogenarians
Asian Journal of Surgery, 2023 Summary: Introduction: Although the advantages of laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair in the general population have been reported, its role in octogenarians has yet to be elucidated. This retrospective study was designed to compare the outcomes of open
Xiaoqiang Zhu +4 more
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Novel insights into biomarkers of progression in Desmoid tumor
Frontiers in Oncology, 2023 Desmoid tumor (DT) is a rare neoplasm characterized by the proliferation of myofibroblastic cells that infiltrates and invades adjacent tissues. Due to its locally aggressive and recurrent nature, DT often causes local symptoms and can be challenging to ...
Baiqi Liu +12 more
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Biological Scaffolds for Abdominal Wall Repair: Future in Clinical Application?
Materials, 2019 Millions of abdominal wall repair procedures are performed each year for primary and incisional hernias both in the European Union and in the United States with extremely high costs.
Alessandra Costa +6 more
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Reduced Aortic Wall Stress in Diabetes Mellitus [PDF]
, 2007 ObjectiveMost risk factors are similar for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and atherosclerosis, e.g. smoking, male gender, age, high blood pressure, hyperlipidemia.
Länne, T. +4 more
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Abdominothoracic mechanisms of functional abdominal distension and correction by biofeedback [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND & AIMS: In patients with functional gut disorders, abdominal distension has been associated with descent of the diaphragm and protrusion of the anterior abdominal wall.
Accarino Garaventa, Anna María +8 more
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Sonographic Appearance of Abdominal Wall at the Left Flank of Laparotomy Incision Site in Ettawah Grade Does [PDF]
, 2014 The aim of this study was to describe the sonographic appearance of abdominal wall at the left flank of laparotomy incision site in 11 mated Ettawah grade does.
Amrozi, A. (Amrozi) +4 more
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Total Thickness Bilateral Rupture of the Rectus Abdominis: A Case Report and Literature Review
Case Reports in SurgeryRupture of the rectus abdominis is a rare condition. We describe the case of a young male trainee paratrooper who presented with sudden onset severe lower abdominal pain that occurred during military training.
Dernas Suhail +3 more
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Total Penis, Scrotum, and Lower Abdominal Wall Transplantation.
New England Journal of Medicine, 2019 Total Penis, Scrotum, and Lower Abdominal Wall Transplantation This letter describes transplantation of the penis, scrotum, and lower abdominal wall in an injured veteran who had sustained traumati...
R. Redett +22 more
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Outcome after pediatric liver transplantation for staged abdominal wall closure with use of biological mesh—Study with long‐term follow‐up [PDF]
, 2020 Abdominal wall closure after pediatric liver transplantation (pLT) in infants may be hampered by graft-to-recipient size discrepancy. Herein, we describe the use of a porcine dermal collagen acellular graft (PDCG) as a biological mesh (BM) for abdominal ...
Bufler, Philip +14 more
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