Acellular dermal matrix in the management of high-risk abdominal wall defects

• Published in: The American journal of surgery Vol. 192; no. 6; pp. 705 - 709
• Main Authors: Kim, Hyong, Bruen, Kevin, Vargo, Daniel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.12.2006; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Abdomen; Abdominal Wall; Acellular dermal matrix; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Biocompatible Materials; Biologic prosthesis; Collagen; Databases as Topic; Female; Hernia, Ventral - complications; Hernia, Ventral - surgery; Hernias; Humans; Infections; Male; Middle Aged; Retrospective Studies; Skin, Artificial; Surgical Wound Infection - complications; Surgical Wound Infection - surgery; Ventral hernia; Wound healing; Acellular dermal matrix; Biologic prosthesis; Ventral hernia

Ventral hernia repair in the face of a contaminated field or with questionable skin coverage requires either complex abdominal wall flaps or a staged repair. The development of biologic prostheses has altered the approach to these difficult clinical problems. The study population consisted of human...