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  • Title: [Results of occlusion of large or recurrent incisional hernias with polytetrafluoroethylene].
    Author: Koller R, Miholic J, Jakl RJ, Happak W.
    Journal: Chirurg; 1996 Feb; 67(2):179-82. PubMed ID: 8881216.
    Abstract:
    In 48 patients who were suffering from recurrent or large abdominal incisional hernias the defect in the abdominal wall was closed by the implantation of a patch of polytetrafluoroethylene. Patients were examined 22 months postoperatively on the average. In 5 cases recurrence had occurred (10.4%). The estimated rate of recurrence two years postoperatively amounted to 14%. As this is significantly lower than after conventional techniques without alloplastic materials, the closure of incisional hernias by PTFE is an important alternative for the management of difficult abdominal incisional hernias.
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