A Case of Abdominal Closure Using Endoscopic Anterior Component Separation Following Open Abdomen Management for

Chika Morita1, Naoya Matsumoto1, Hiroto Miyanaga1

  • 1Department of General and Gastroenterological Surgery, Hyogo Prefectural Harima Himeji General Medical Center, Himeji, Hyogo, Japan.

Surgical Case Reports
|April 2, 2026
PubMed
Summary

Endoscopic anterior component separation (ECS) offers a minimally invasive approach for early abdominal wall closure in open abdomen management (OAM). This technique preserves blood supply, significantly reducing surgical site occurrences compared to open methods.