[Treatment of major eventrations. Original use of polyglactin 910 plaques]

An original procedure for treating major incisional hernias is described. A polyglactin 910 plate is hemmed around the edges of the hernia, then tightened by degrees with wide separate stitches until these edges are closely approximated on the midline under low tension, all the forces being distributed over the whole surface of the plate. This procedure can be used alone or associated with another procedure.