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Fig. 19.1 Setting in the operating room for the surgical team on the near side and the laparoscopy tower opposite Fig. 19.2 (a, b) Instruments and optics, sizes (a) 5…

Fig. 16.1 Incisions used in transplant surgery As mentioned previously in the author’s experience we also encounter frequently umbilical, inguinal, and ventral hernia in patients with ESOD especially patients with…

Fig. 5.1 Extensive fasciitis by Streptococcus pyogenes of urethral source involving the abdominal and thoracic walls and the extremities and creating a superficial complex abdominal wall defect Causes of Complex…

Fig. 13.1 The “component separation” technique. After abdominal cavity entry, the bowels are dissected free from the ventral abdominal wall. (a) The skin and subcutaneous fat (1) are dissected free…

Fig. 8.1 Abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) developed intra-operatively in a blunt retroperitoneal and extremity injury, requiring immediate decompressive laparotomy Fig. 8.2 Abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) resolved in 36 h. Patient…

Fig. 15.1 Primary closure (a) Newborn with simple gastroschisis (b) Primary fascial closure (c) Purse string closure of skin Staged Reduction and Closure Although several methods and materials for staged…

and Charles E. Butler1   (1) Department of Plastic Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, 77030, TX, USA     Charles E. Butler Email: cbutler@mdanderson.org KeywordsAbdominal wall reconstructionVentral herniaComponent separationMinimally invasive…

Fig. 17.1 Classification of lateral hernias. Chevrel: L1 subcostal, L2 lateral, L3 iliac, L4 lumbar hernias. Moreno-Egea: S subcostal, I iliac, L lumbar hernias In both cases, the regional anatomic…

Fig. 18.1 Patient with large abdominal wall defect after iterative surgery In the open entry technique, a small, 2–2.5 cm incision is made through the entire thickness of the abdominal…

Fig. 10.1 “Frozen” abdomen with multiple fistulas following open abdomen managed by a wound VAC Fig. 10.2 Twenty-four-year-old gentleman, status post high-velocity gunshot wound, following multiple operations and multiple enteroatmospheric…