Use of bovine pericardium graft for abdominal wall reconstruction in contaminated fields.
World J Gastrointest Surg
; 4(7): 171-6, 2012 Jul 27.
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ABSTRACT
AIM:
To employ, in such conditions, a biological graft such as bovine pericardium that offers resistance to infection.METHODS:
In our surgical department, from January 2006 to June 2010, 48 patients underwent abdominal wall reconstruction using acellular bovine pericardium; of these 34 patients had a contaminated wound due to diffuse peritonitis (complicated diverticulitis, bowel perforation, intestinal infarction, strangled hernia, etc.) and 14 patients had hernia relapse on infected synthetic mesh.RESULTS:
In our series, one patient died of multi-organ failure 3 d after surgery. After placement of the pericardium mesh four cases of hernia relapse occurred.CONCLUSION:
Recurrence rate is similar to that of prosthetic mesh repair and the application of acellular bovine pericardium (Tutomesh(®), Tutogen Medical Gmbh Germany) is moreover a safe and feasible option that can be employed to manage complicated abdominal wall defects where prosthetic mesh is unsuitable.
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World J Gastrointest Surg
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2012
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Italia