Biological mesh in the treatment of abdominal wall defect after tumor resection / 中华普通外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective@#To investigate the clinical value of biological mesh in repairing abdominal wall defect after tumor resection.@*Methods@#15 patients with abdominal wall defect left over by radial resection of abdominal wall tumor were treated with primary biological mesh herniorrhaphy from Sep 2015 to Sep 2017 at the Department of Hernia and Abdominal Wall Surgery of Beijing Chaoyang Hospital.@*Results@#The operation was successful in all 15 patients. The operation time was 95(65-145)min. The hospital stay was 17(9-22)d. The patients were followed up for 18(17-32) months. postoperative seroma occurred in 8 cases, postoperative fever occurred in 1 case. One case died of multiple systemic metastases of advanced gastric cancer. All the other patients were followed up without complaining about local pain, foreign body sensation, intestinal obstruction, intestinal fistula.@*Conclusions@#Biological mesh is safe and feasible for the treatment of abdominal wall defect after tumor resection.