Randomized clinical trial of the use of a prosthetic mesh to prevent parastomal hernia
✍ Scribed by A. Jänes; Y. Cengiz; L. A. Israelsson
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 78 KB
- Volume
- 91
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
- DOI
- 10.1002/bjs.4417
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