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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 21, 2010; 16(15): 1928-1933
Published online Apr 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i15.1928
Published online Apr 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i15.1928
Use of biological meshes for abdominal wall reconstruction in highly contaminated fields
Andrea Cavallaro, Maria Di Vita, Antonio Zanghì, Alessandro Cappellani, General Surgery and Senology, Department of Surgery, “Policlinico - Vittorio Emanuele” Hospital, University of Catania Medical School, Via S. Sofia 78, 95123 Catania, Italy
Emanuele Lo Menzo, Department of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, United States
Vincenzo Cavallaro, Pier Francesco Veroux, Department of Surgical Sciences, Organs Trasplants, Advanced Technologies, Medical University of Catania, “Policlinico - Vittorio Emanuele” Hospital, Via S. Sofia 78, 95123 Catania, Italy
Author contributions: Cavallaro A, Di Vita M, Zanghì A and Cappellani A designed the study and assembled the data; Cavallaro A, Lo Menzo E and Cappellani A drafted the article; Cavallaro A, Lo Menzo E, Cappellani A, Cavallaro V and Veroux PF critically reviewed the article.
Correspondence to: Andrea Cavallaro, MD, General Surgery and Senology, Department of Surgery, “Policlinico - Vittorio Emanuele” Hospital, University of Catania Medical School, Via S. Sofia 78, 95123 Catania, Italy. andreacavallaro@tiscali.it
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Received: December 16, 2009
Revised: January 18, 2010
Accepted: January 25, 2010
Published online: April 21, 2010
Revised: January 18, 2010
Accepted: January 25, 2010
Published online: April 21, 2010
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