Reconstruction of the abdominal wall for "major" hernia. Conventional methods vs the use of prosthesis

The result of using traditional techniques in the treatment of large hernias of the abdominal wall (recurrent inguinal hernia and incisional hernia) are compared with those obtained by using prosthetic material. In most cases of incisional hernia the reconstruction was carried out by traditional tec...

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Published inMinerva chirurgica Vol. 47; no. 11; p. 981
Main Authors Zantonello, A, Dehò, E, Boniardi, M
Format Journal Article
LanguageItalian
Published Italy 15.06.1992
Subjects
Abdominal Muscles - surgery
Follow-Up Studies
Hernia, Inguinal - surgery
Hernia, Ventral - surgery
Humans
Prostheses and Implants
Surgical Procedures, Operative - methods
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Summary:The result of using traditional techniques in the treatment of large hernias of the abdominal wall (recurrent inguinal hernia and incisional hernia) are compared with those obtained by using prosthetic material. In most cases of incisional hernia the reconstruction was carried out by traditional techniques. Instead, the Authors' preference is for the use of prosthetic material in the treatment of recurrent inguinal hernia.
ISSN:0026-4733