Surgical Technique for Closure of Difficult Abdomen

Abstract

Abdominal dehiscence reported to occur with a frequency of one per cent even under the best circumstances, is a dreaded complication. Closure of the dehisced abdominal wall under adverse conditions like local infection and wound edge retraction may be difficult. We describe a new technique which is a modification of classical retention sutures for the abdominal wall closure.

Key Words:

• Retention suture
• abdominal dehiscence

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O. Abbasoglu

O. Abbasoglu Gama Sitesi Cayeli sok 1 Cayyolu TUR-06530 Ankara, Turkey Fax: [phone] E-mail: [email protected]