The Use of Porcine Dermal Collagen Implant in an Extremely Difficult Case of Incisional Hernia Repair

Case Report

Rafał Kieszek, Kalina J&#

Abstract

It is not rare, that in patients undergoing multiple laparotomies there is a tissue loss with accompanying surgical site infection that enables abdominal wall closure with the use of the standard techniques. There are no level 1 statements imposing specific procedure in such difficult situations. However, it is generally recognized that synthetic meshes should not be implanted in the contaminated field.

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