ReviewGastroenterology research and practice2016
Techniques for Abdominal Wall Closure after Damage Control Laparotomy: From Temporary Abdominal Closure to Early/Delayed Fascial Closure-A Review.
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30 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 74 citations in OpenAlex.
- FasciotensHernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Skin-Only Closure Versus Bogota Bag: A Comparative Study of Complete Fascial Approximation Rates.Cureus · 2026Article
- Recurrent Evisceration After Cystoprostatectomy in a Multimorbid Patient: A Case Report.Cureus · 2025Article
- Outcomes of abdominal wall closure with fascial bridging using a polyglactin 910 (Vicryl) Mesh following non-trauma laparotomy: a multi-center study.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Article
- Post-Caesarean and Post-Laparotomy Abdominal Wall Reconstruction (Tummy Tuck) For Aesthetic and Functional Restoration in A Low Resource Setting: A Case Report.CME journal of clinical case reports · 2025Article
- Narrative Review of Open Abdomen Management and Comparison of Different Temporary Abdominal Closure Techniques.Journal of abdominal wall surgery : JAWS · 2025Review
- Reconstruction of Abdominal Defects After Open Abdomen Treatment Using Propeller Flaps of the Superior and Deep Inferior Epigastric Artery System: Report of Two Cases.Microsurgery · 2025Article
- Advances and Techniques in Subcuticular Suturing for Abdominal Wall Closure: A Comprehensive Review.Cureus · 2024Review
- A descriptive analysis of skin-only closure and Bogota bag techniques for achieving complete fascial closure in damage control abdominal surgery.BMC surgery · 2024Article
- Meshing around: high-risk hernias and infected mesh.Trauma surgery & acute care open · 2024Review
- Enteral Feeding in Patients With Open Abdomen and Negative Pressure Therapy: A Propensity Score Analysis.Journal of abdominal wall surgery : JAWS · 2024Article
- Surgical management of spontaneous bowel perforation and fascial dehiscence in a patient on bevacizumab and pembrolizumab in the setting of activeBMJ case reports · 2023Article
- The temporary abdominal closure techniques used for trauma patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Annals of surgical treatment and research · 2023Article
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- Vertical traction device prevents abdominal wall retraction and facilitates early primary fascial closure of septic and non-septic open abdomen.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2022Article
- Open abdomen in the trauma ICU patient: who? when? why? and what are the outcome results?European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2022Article
- Two surgeons' collaboration to close an extreme open abdomen with loss of domain utilizing the abdominal dynamic tissue system and porcine urinary bladder matrix.Proceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center) · 2022Article
- Simple suture whipstitch closure is a reasonable option for many patients requiring temporary abdominal closure for blunt or penetrating trauma.Trauma surgery & acute care open · 2022Article
- Delayed ventral hernia repair after skin graft closure of the open abdomen: the use of tumescence for safe skin graft elevation.Archives of plastic surgery · 2021Article
- Managing the Open Abdomen in Damage Control Surgery: Should Skin-Only Closure be Abandoned?Cureus · 2021Article
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Abstract
Open abdomen (OA) has been an effective treatment for abdominal catastrophes in traumatic and general surgery. However, management of patients with OA remains a formidable task for surgeons. The central goal of OA is closure of fascial defect as early as is clinically feasible without precipitating abdominal compartment syndrome. Historically, techniques such as packing, mesh, and vacuum-assisted closure have been developed to assist temporary abdominal closure, and techniques such as components separation, mesh-mediated traction, bridging fascial defect with permanent synthetic mesh, or biologic mesh have also been attempted to achieve early primary fascial closure, either alone or in combined use. The objective of this review is to present the challenges of these techniques for OA with a goal of early primary fascial closure, when the patient's physiological condition allows.
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