[Synthetic fabrics in reparative surgery of the abdominal wall]

Prosthesis use in surgical repair of abdominal wall is becoming nowadays a worldwide method, being imposed by its efficiency in solving the defects. The authors are speaking in the light of their experience gained with 100 patients that underwent the operation of prosthesis implant inside the abdominal wall between 1990 and 1996. There have been correlated the early and late postoperative results with some features of this surgical procedure (see below), to prove its efficacy. The authors discuss some principles of alloplastic treatment, which represent also the conclusions of the study: the moment of when a prosthesis is recommended, the choice of synthetic material, where and how is placed the prosthesis, some additional measures which contribute to therapeutic success.