title: Wound dehiscence in urological patients.
abstract: The causes of wound dehiscence in urological patients are discussed. In 576 patients undergoing 672 consecutive transperitoneal urological operations there were 9 instances of complete dehiscence (1.3%). All 9 cases involved male patients. Postoperative abdominal distnsion, wound infection, enterocutaneous fistula and simple layered closure with chromic catgut were associated with an increased incidence of dehiscence.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000209:etiology*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000150:complications; D013537:Sutures; D014570:Urologic Diseases / Q000601:surgery*