ReviewWorld journal of surgery2016
Practical Approaches to Definitive Reconstruction of Complex Abdominal Wall Defects.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 28 citations in OpenAlex.
- Clinical outcomes in abdominal wall autologous flap reconstruction: a systematic review.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Biologic Mesh in Surgery: A Comprehensive Review and Meta-Analysis of Selected Outcomes in 51 Studies and 6079 Patients.World journal of surgery · 2021Pooled it
- Unsupervised Clinical Phenotyping Identifies Distinct Risk Profiles in Incisional Hernia Repair.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- Abdominal reconstruction by sublay reinforcement after radical resection of abdominal desmoid tumors.Surgery today · 2026Article
- Recent Advances in Functional Hydrogel for Repair of Abdominal Wall Defects: A Review.Biomaterials research · 2024Article
- Association between cumulative surgeon experience and long-term outcomes in complex abdominal wall reconstruction.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2023Review
- A Trilayer Dressing with Self-Pumping and pH Monitoring Properties for Promoting Abdominal Wall Defect Repair.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Failure to Rescue (FTR) and Pitfalls in the Management of Complex Enteric Fistulas (CEF): From Rescue Surgery to Rescue Strategy.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Article
- Fasciocutaneous anterolateral thigh flaps for complex abdominal wall reconstruction after resection of enterocutaneous fistulas and the role of indocyanine green angiography: a pilot study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2021Article
- Complex abdominal wall hernia repair with biologic mesh in elderly: a propensity matched analysis.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2020Article
- 2018 WSES/SIS-E consensus conference: recommendations for the management of skin and soft-tissue infections.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2018Review
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Abstract
With advances in abdominal surgery and the management of major trauma, complex abdominal wall defects have become the new surgical disease, and the need for abdominal wall reconstruction has increased dramatically. Subsequently, how to reconstruct these large defects has become a new surgical question. While most surgeons use native abdominal wall whenever possible, evidence suggests that synthetic or biologic mesh needs to be added to large ventral hernia repairs. One particular group of patients who exemplify "complex" are those with contaminated wounds, enterocutaneous fistulas, enteroatmospheric fistulas, and/or stoma(s), where synthetic mesh is to be avoided if at all possible. Most recently, biologic mesh has become the new standard in high-risk patients with contaminated and dirty-infected wounds. While biologic mesh is the most common tissue engineered used in this field of surgery, level I evidence is needed on its indication and long-term outcomes. Various techniques for reconstructing the abdominal wall have been described, however the long-term outcomes for most of these studies, are rarely reported. In this article, I outline current practical approaches to perioperative management and definitive abdominal reconstruction in patients with complex abdominal wall defects, with or without fistulas, as well as those who have lost abdominal domain.
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