Incisional hernia in action: the use of vacuum-assisted closure and porcine dermal collagen implant.
In this paper, we describe our experience in the successful use of vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) and porcine dermal collagen (PDC) mesh reconstruction of a complicated contaminated abdominal wall defect resulting from a strangulated incisional hernia with late jejunal perforation in a 57-year-old obese and diabetic woman.
Surgery Clinic, Manisa State Hospital, Manisa, Turkey. emre.canda@deu.edu.tr
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D034861:Abdominal Wall / Q000601:surgery*; D058107:Abdominal Wound Closure Techniques; D000818:Animals; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003094:Collagen / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D046449:Hernia, Abdominal / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D013552:Swine; D014618:Vacuum
D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D003094:Collagen