2014
Wound healing in acutely injured fascia
Lau F, Pomahac B. Wound healing in acutely injured fascia. Wound Repair And Regeneration 2014, 22: 14-17. PMID: 24813359, DOI: 10.1111/wrr.12165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbdominal MusclesFasciaFasciotomyHumansImmunohistochemistryPostoperative ComplicationsSkinSurgical Wound DehiscenceTensile StrengthWound HealingConceptsFascial healingIncisional herniaApparent functional deficitsSpecific surgical methodsFascial wound healingPaucity of dataHealing failureAcute injuryFunctional deficitsSurgical methodsSurgical proceduresSuch herniasMedical costsClinical settingHerniaClinical methodsFasciaWound healingHealingUnexpected findingRecent studiesSuch healingFailureCeliotomyPatients
2009
Use of a non–cross-linked porcine dermal scaffold in abdominal wall reconstruction
Pomahac B, Aflaki P. Use of a non–cross-linked porcine dermal scaffold in abdominal wall reconstruction. The American Journal Of Surgery 2009, 199: 22-27. PMID: 19427629, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.12.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbdominal WallAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnimalsBiocompatible MaterialsCohort StudiesCollagenFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHernia, AbdominalHernia, VentralHumansMaleMiddle AgedPlastic Surgery ProceduresRetrospective StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexSurgical Wound DehiscenceSuture TechniquesSwineTensile StrengthTreatment OutcomeWound HealingYoung AdultConceptsAbdominal wall reconstructionSuperficial wound dehiscenceAbdominal wallComplex abdominal wallWall reconstructionWound dehiscencePorcine dermalProsthetic meshRetrospective chart reviewIntra-abdominal catastropheSurgical site infectionLarge incisional herniasGiant ventral herniasComplicated abdominal wallMean followMultiorgan failureAbdominal traumaEmergency surgeryOpen abdomenChart reviewSite infectionAbdominal closureFistula formationWound infectionIncisional hernia