title: Management of abdominal wall defects resulting from complications of surgical procedures.
abstract: This article presents the author's personal philosophy for treatment of various abdominal wall defects resulting from surgical complications and unfavorable results of previous abdominal interventions. The purpose is not to discuss and analyze care and management of all soft tissue complications encountered after abdominal surgery, but to present the ones for which the plastic surgeon most likely will be asked to manage.
authors.affiliation: Divisions of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Cosmetic Surgery, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, USA. mncohen@uic.edu
authors.forename: Mimis
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cohen
mesh_terms: D034861:Abdominal Wall / Q000601:surgery*; D006547:Hernia / Q000209:etiology; D059685:Herniorrhaphy; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012008:Recurrence; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous