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Use of a Rat Model to Study Ventral Abdominal Hernia Repair
Published on: October 2, 2017
Giant ventral hernias: a technical challenge
1Department of Surgery, HCA Medical Center, Hospital, University of Texas Sciences Center, Houston.
International Surgery
|April 1, 1994
Abstract:
For giant hernias in which primary repair is impossible, definitive correction can be obtained by applying two layers of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene to reconstruct the fascia and reinforce the abdominal wall. This article describes the use of this technique in 18 patients, most of whom had undergone inadequate conventional repair.

