Repair of traumatic abdominal wall hernia (TAWH) has been reported to be necessary. Reported here is one case of TAWH without repair. A 27-year-old man was accidentally sandwiched between a rock and a truck and admitted to our emergency department. There was a swelling of 10 cm in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen. The enhanced computed tomographic scan demonstrated a large abdominal wall...

BACKGROUND Traumatic abdominal hernia is rare and difficult to diagnose from physical symptoms. PATIENT A 60-year-old woman was admitted to the emergency department with complaints of vomiting after falling off a bicycle and hitting her abdomen against one of the handlebars 2 days earlier. Computed tomography (CT) demonstrated abdominal wall hernia from blunt trauma to the left upper abdomen....

PURPOSE To develop an experimental model for incisional hernias and to compare morphological and functional aspects of hernia repairs by suture, polypropylene mesh and collagen mesh. METHODS A defect measuring 7cm x 2cm was created in the anterior abdominal of 28 New Zealand male rabbits, divided into four groups (n = 7): (1) control, (2) suture of the anterior sheath of the rectus abdominal ...

While a plethora of techniques are available for ventral hernia repair (VHR), these may fall short in the face of chronic near-total loss of abdominal domain. The Wittmann patch (Star Surgical, Burlington, WI) has been described in the literature as an acute method of maintaining abdominal wall integrity with planned re-laparotomy. However, we demonstrate that it is also an effective adjunct to...

While a plethora of techniques are available for ventral hernia repair (VHR), these may fall short in the face of chronic near-total loss of abdominal domain. The Wittmann patch (Star Surgical, Burlington, WI) has been described in the literature as an acute method of maintaining abdominal wall integrity with planned re-laparotomy. However, we demonstrate that it is also an effective adjunct to...

Reconstruction of massive abdominal wall defects has long been a vexing clinical problem. A landmark development for the autogenous tissue reconstruction of these difficult wounds was the introduction of "components of anatomic separation" technique by Ramirez et al. This method uses bilateral, innervated, bipedicle, rectus abdominis-transversus abdominis-internal oblique muscle flap complexes ...

Abstract Abdominal Wall surgery is often considered the initial step in training of General Surgery residents. However, that not standardized. The resident committee Portuguese Society Hernia and (SPHPA) conducted a survey to general community, addressing inguinal incisional hernia surgery. Its aim was analyze reality abdominal wall Portugal. 100 answers were validated - 43 from specialists 57 ...