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Upper abdominal wall defects: immediate or staged reconstruction?

J R Gottlieb1, L H Engrav, M D Walkinshaw

  • 1Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle.

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
|August 1, 1990
PubMed
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Immediate one-stage abdominal wall reconstruction for large upper defects is challenging. Prolonged intra-abdominal surgery can compromise outcomes, suggesting a staged approach may be safer for complex cases.

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Area of Science:

  • Plastic Surgery
  • Abdominal Surgery

Background:

  • One-stage reconstruction of central and lower abdominal walls is established.
  • Limited data exists for one-stage upper abdominal wall reconstruction.