The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 195, Issue 5 , Pages 575-579 , May 2008

Outcomes of the fascial component separation technique with synthetic mesh reinforcement for repair of complex ventral incisional hernias in the morbidly obese

Received 7 November 2007 ,Revised 22 January 2008

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PII: S0002-9610(08)00111-6

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.01.010

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 195, Issue 5 , Pages 575-579 , May 2008

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