Tracking stem cells in the incisional hernial sac: a gaze beyond pure tissue repairs
ABSTRACT Objective: the hernial sac is typically a bilayer structure consisting of connective tissue lined underneath by peritoneum. Some incidental findings on it, like smooth muscle cells and heterotopic ossification, can be explained as the end-stage metaplasia from undifferentiated cells. This...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
2020-11-01
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| Series: | Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-69912020000100504&tlng=en |