title: [Use of a carbon implant in the treatment of patients with postoperative and recurrent hernia].
abstract: The author shares his experiences with using a domestic carbon implant "Carbonicus-I" in treatment of patients with postoperative and recurrent ventral hernias. Operations were performed on 23 patients aged from 45 to 75 years, urgent operations being performed in 3 of them. Complications in the postoperative wounds were developed in 5 patients. No recurrent hernias were noted during 1.5 year of the follow-up observation. Advantages of the implant are described and the indications for using it are formulated.
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Belosludtsev
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002244:Carbon; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012008:Recurrence
chemical_list: D002244:Carbon