title: [Results of occlusion of large or recurrent incisional hernias with polytetrafluoroethylene].
abstract: In 48 patients who were suffering from recurrent or large abdominal incisional hernias the defect in the abdominal wall was closed by the implantation of a patch of polytetrafluoroethylene. Patients were examined 22 months postoperatively on the average. In 5 cases recurrence had occurred (10.4%). The estimated rate of recurrence two years postoperatively amounted to 14%. As this is significantly lower than after conventional techniques without alloplastic materials, the closure of incisional hernias by PTFE is an important alternative for the management of difficult abdominal incisional hernias.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Wiederherstellende und Plastische Chirurgie, Universitätsklinik für Chirurgie, Wien.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Koller
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Miholic
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Jakl
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Happak
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene