Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 208, Issue 6 , Pages 1107-1114 , June 2009

Comparison of a New Self-Gripping Mesh with Other Fixation Methods for Laparoscopic Hernia Repair in a Rat Model

  • Christian Hollinsky, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Kaiserin Elisabeth Hospital, Vienna, Austria
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence address: Christian Hollinsky, MD, Department of Surgery, Kaiserin Elisabeth Hospital, Huglgasse 1-3, Vienna 1150, Austria
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  • Thomas Kolbe, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Veterinary Medicine, Institute of Laboratory Animal Science and Biomodels, Vienna, Austria
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  • Ingrid Walter, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Veterinary Medicine, Institute of Histology and VetBioBank, Vetomics Core Facility for Research, Vienna, Austria
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  • Anja Joachim, DVM

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathobiology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Institute of Parasitology and Zoology, Vienna, Austria
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  • Simone Sandberg, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Kaiserin Elisabeth Hospital, Vienna, Austria
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  • Thomas Koch, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Vienna University of Technology, Institute of Materials Science and Technology, Vienna, Austria
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  • Thomas Rülicke, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Veterinary Medicine, Institute of Laboratory Animal Science and Biomodels, Vienna, Austria

Received 25 October 2008 ,Revised 22 December 2008 ,Accepted 21 January 2009.

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PII: S1072-7515(09)00208-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2009.01.046

Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 208, Issue 6 , Pages 1107-1114 , June 2009

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