Mesh infection in ventral incisional hernia repair: incidence, contributing factors, and treatment

VM Sanchez, YE Abi-Haidar, KMF Itani - Surgical infections, 2011 - liebertpub.com
Background: Prosthetic mesh infection is a catastrophic complication of ventral incisional
hernia (VIH) repair. Methods: The current surgical literature was reviewed to determine the …

Repair of incisional hernias with biological prosthesis: a systematic review of current evidence

CF Bellows, A Smith, J Malsbury, WS Helton - The American journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: No consensus has been reached on the use of bioprosthetics to repair
abdominal wall defects. The purpose of this systematic review was to summarize the …

Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma: a review of the management of the open abdomen—part 2 “management of the open abdomen”

JJ Diaz Jr, WD Dutton, MM Ott… - Journal of Trauma …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
During the course of the last 30 years, several authors have contributed their clinical
experience to the literature in an effort to describe the various management strategies for the …

Acellular dermal matrices in abdominal wall reconstruction: a systematic review of the current evidence

JE Janis, AC O'Neill, J Ahmad, T Zhong… - Plastic and …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Background: Reconstruction of the anterior abdominal wall is a complex procedure that can
be complicated by contamination, loss of domain, previous scarring or radiotherapy, and …

Use of small intestinal submucosal and acellular dermal matrix grafts in giant omphaloceles in neonates and a rabbit abdominal wall defect model

W Jiang, J Zhang, X Lv, C Lu, H Chen, X Xu… - Journal of Pediatric …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background The described surgical strategies for the management of omphalocele include
primary closure, staged closure, and delayed closure. A primary repair is not suitable for all …

The effect of bacterial infection on the biomechanical properties of biological mesh in a rat model

CF Bellows, BM Wheatley, K Moroz, SC Rosales… - PLoS …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Background The use of biologic mesh to repair abdominal wall defects in contaminated
surgical fields is becoming the standard of practice. However, failure rates and infections of …

Revascularization of AlloDerm used during endoscopic skull base surgery

ZM Taufique, N Bhatt, D Zagzag… - … Surgery Part B: Skull …, 2019 - thieme-connect.com
Objectives AlloDerm is an acellular dermal matrix often used for reconstruction throughout
the body. AlloDerm has been shown to undergo revascularization when used to reconstruct …

A meta-analysis of outcomes using acellular dermal matrix in breast and abdominal wall reconstructions: event rates and risk factors predictive of complications

OA Adetayo, SE Salcedo, K Bahjri… - Annals of plastic …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Background The use of acellular dermal matrix (ADM) has gained acceptance in breast and
abdominal wall reconstructions. Despite its extensive use, there is currently a wide variation …

Resistance of acellular dermal matrix materials to microbial penetration

EN Fahrenbach, C Qi, O Ibrahim, JY Kim… - JAMA …, 2013 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Acellular dermal matrices have many current and potential applications, but their
long-term safety has not been extensively studied. In particular, limited information exists …

A preliminary comparison study of two noncrosslinked biologic meshes used in complex ventral hernia repairs

M Janfaza, M Martin, R Skinner - World journal of surgery, 2012 - Springer
Background The biologic materials currently available for hernia repairs are costly and there
are limited statistics on recurrences and rates of infection in connection with their use in …