title: [The latissimus dorsi myocutaneous free flap--a salvage option for abdominal wall reconstruction in complex incisional hernias].
abstract: Complex incisional hernias are a serious burden for the patient and a challenge for the surgeon. The main problem is the covering of the defect after the resection of large proportions of low-grade tissue. In this work, we describe 2 patients who underwent complex reconstruction of recurrent incisional hernias using a bovine pericardium mesh (Tutomesh®) and a latissimus dorsi myocutaneous free flap.
authors.affiliation: University Hospital Jena, Department of General, Visceral and Vascular Surgery, Jena.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rauchfuss
authors.forename: R-D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Bader
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Dittmar
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schultze-Mosgau
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Settmacher
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Scheuerlein
mesh_terms: D034861:Abdominal Wall / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D001684:Biological Dressings; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000601:surgery; D004239:Diverticulitis, Colonic / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D058752:Free Tissue Flaps / Q000098:blood supply*; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation / Q000379:methods; D016879:Salvage Therapy / Q000379:methods; D012810:Sigmoid Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000601:surgery