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Inverting bilateral figure-of-eight suture of the rectus sheath after burst abdomen with destruction of the linea alba: a new technique

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Inverting bilateral figure-of-eight suture of the rectus sheath after burst abdomen with destruction of the linea alba: a new technique. / Dietz, U A; Debus, E-S; Thiede, A; Kuhfuss, I.

In: J PLAST RECONSTR AES, Vol. 60, No. 4, 2007, p. 389-392.

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Harvard

Dietz, UA, Debus, E-S, Thiede, A & Kuhfuss, I 2007, 'Inverting bilateral figure-of-eight suture of the rectus sheath after burst abdomen with destruction of the linea alba: a new technique', J PLAST RECONSTR AES, vol. 60, no. 4, pp. 389-392. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2005.11.044

APA

Dietz, U. A., Debus, E-S., Thiede, A., & Kuhfuss, I. (2007). Inverting bilateral figure-of-eight suture of the rectus sheath after burst abdomen with destruction of the linea alba: a new technique. J PLAST RECONSTR AES, 60(4), 389-392. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2005.11.044

Vancouver

Dietz UA, Debus E-S, Thiede A, Kuhfuss I. Inverting bilateral figure-of-eight suture of the rectus sheath after burst abdomen with destruction of the linea alba: a new technique. J PLAST RECONSTR AES. 2007;60(4):389-392. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2005.11.044

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abstract = "The authors report a new technique for secondary abdominal closure after burst abdomen as illustrated by the case of a patient who developed a perforated sigmoid diverticulitis following septic polyarthritis. Sigmoid resection was followed on the sixth day postoperative by a burst abdomen. Upon abdominal revision the burst abdomen was found to be caused by necrotic destruction of the linea alba. Abdominal wall closure was achieved using the novel technique of inverting bilateral interrupted figure-of-eight suture of the anterior and posterior rectus sheaths in combination with relieving lateral incisions and mesh implantation in the sublay technique. It remains for future studies to show whether this technique can reduce the high incisional hernia rate following secondary abdominal wall closure.",
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KW - Abdominal Wall/surgery

KW - Diverticulitis/surgery

KW - Humans

KW - Male

KW - Middle Aged

KW - Rectus Abdominis/surgery

KW - Sigmoid Diseases/surgery

KW - Surgical Wound Dehiscence/etiology

KW - Suture Techniques/standards

KW - Treatment Outcome

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