title: Components-separation technique for closure of transverse non-midline abdominal wall incisional hernia.
abstract: The components-separation technique was originally described and has been popularised for the treatment of large midline hernias. In this report, we indicate that components separation can also be applied for the closure of transverse non-midline hernias, provided the largest diameter of the defect (i.e., the transverse axis) corresponds to a size typically amenable to be closed by this technique. This idea will help surgeons in considering technical options available when facing patients with transverse incisional hernias and not willing to add prosthetic materials to a complicated abdominal wall.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición "Salvador Zubirán", Mexico City, Mexico. aedlms@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Espinosa-de-los-Monteros
authors.forename: Bernardo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Franssen
authors.forename: Vicente
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Orozco
authors.forename: Juan Carlos
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Arriola
authors.forename: Héctor
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Romero
mesh_terms: D034861:Abdominal Wall / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps