Prevention of gastrointestinal herniation into the chest following omental transposition by the use of ligamentum teres

J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2012 Jan;65(1):134-7. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2011.07.032. Epub 2011 Aug 23.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Cohort Studies
  • Coronary Artery Bypass / adverse effects
  • Coronary Artery Bypass / methods
  • Female
  • Graft Survival
  • Hernia, Diaphragmatic / prevention & control*
  • Humans
  • Ligaments / surgery
  • Ligaments / transplantation
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Omentum / surgery*
  • Omentum / transplantation
  • Plastic Surgery Procedures / methods*
  • Prognosis
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Risk Assessment
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Sternotomy / adverse effects*
  • Sternotomy / methods
  • Surgical Flaps / blood supply*
  • Surgical Wound Infection / diagnosis
  • Surgical Wound Infection / surgery*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Wound Healing / physiology