European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 40, Issue 1 , Pages 60-64 , July 2010

Early Results after Treatment of Open Abdomen after Aortic Surgery with Mesh Traction and Vacuum-Assisted Wound Closure

  • A. Seternes

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
    • ,
  • H.O. Myhre

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
    • Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Hans Olav Myhre, Department of Vascular Surgery, St. Olavs Hospital, Olav Kyrres gt. 17, 7006 Trondheim, Norway. Tel.: +47 72826727; fax: +47 73867428.
    • ,
  • T. Dahl

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
    • Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway

Received 31 August 2009 ,Accepted 25 February 2010.

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PII: S1078-5884(10)00134-6

doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2010.02.018

European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 40, Issue 1 , Pages 60-64 , July 2010

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