title: [Biological implants in abdominal wall hernia surgery].
abstract: Permanent synthetic materials are currently of choice for abdominal wall hernia repair. However, they are not ideal as short- and long-term complications with these have been reported. Extracellular matrix-derived biological implants (EMDBI) have emerged as a result of research and development into new materials. Several types of EMDBI have appeared in the last few years, each with its own manufacture characteristics and different from the rest. The current panorama of the xenogeneic EMDBI available in Spain is analysed, their complications, the unknown factors arising in the long-term, and the clinical experience available on incisional and inguinal hernias.
authors.affiliation: Cirugía de la Pared Abdominal, Servicio de Cirugía General y Digestiva, Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebrón, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. manulopez@vhebron.net
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: López Cano
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Armengol Carrasco
authors.forename: María Teresa
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Quiles Pérez
authors.forename: María Antonia
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Arbós Vía
mesh_terms: D001705:Bioprosthesis; D046449:Hernia, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D059685:Herniorrhaphy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D013526:Surgical Mesh