title: Abdominal incision: decision or indecision?
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Cahalane
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Shapiro
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Silen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000379:methods; D006547:Hernia / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000379:methods*; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D051381:Rats; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013536:Suture Techniques