The long-term outcomes of early abdominal wall reconstruction by bilateral anterior rectus abdominis sheath turnover flap method in critically ill patients requiring open abdomen

Abstract Background In a previous study, we reported the usefulness of early abdominal wall reconstruction using bilateral anterior rectus abdominis sheath turnover flap method (turnover flap method) in open abdomen (OA) patients in whom early primary fascial closure was difficult to achieve. Howeve...

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Main Authors: Masatoku Arai, Shiei Kim, Hiromoto Ishii, Jun Hagiwara, Shigeki Kushimoto, Hiroyuki Yokota
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:World Journal of Emergency Surgery
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13017-018-0200-7