Biological scaffolds in reparative surgery for abdominal wall hernias

Biological materials derived from human or animal sources are degraded gradually, inducing neovascularization and colonization by host cells that progressively cause a site-specific remodeling process until reconstruction of a new and mature autologous fascia is complete. In this respect, it is diff...

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Published in:The American journal of surgery 2012-04, Vol.203 (4), p.555-555
Main Authors: López-Cano, Manuel, M.D., Ph.D, Armengol-Carrasco, Manuel, M.D., Ph.D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Abdominal wall
Abdominal Wall - surgery
Animals
Biocompatible Materials
Biological materials
Collagen
Colonization
Fascia
Female
Hernia
Hernias
Humans
Male
Prostheses
Reconstructive Surgical Procedures - methods
Scaffolds
Surgeons
Surgery
Vascularization
Wound Healing - physiology
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Summary:Biological materials derived from human or animal sources are degraded gradually, inducing neovascularization and colonization by host cells that progressively cause a site-specific remodeling process until reconstruction of a new and mature autologous fascia is complete. In this respect, it is difficult to understand why the authors1 decided to use a biological patch in 50% of their patients who had a clean chronic incisional hernia amenable to conventional repair with well-proven synthetic materials. Because evidence...
ISSN:0002-9610
1879-1883
DOI:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.09.005