Ultrasound-guided Hydro-dissection Facilitates Tissue Expander Placement and Components Separation in Complex Ventral Hernia Repair

Summary: Tissue expanders are known adjuncts in ventral hernia repair, used in a staged approach where tissue closure or coverage of the defect is preferred but inadequate. Placement of tissue expanders in the correct tissue plane can be difficult, especially in thin patients or with loss of domain....

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Main Authors: Jenna Maroney, BS, George A. Taylor, MD, MS, Alexis Lo, MD, Samuel Golpanian, MD, Nelson W. Prus, Jon Livelsberger, DO, Andrew A. Gassman, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2020-09-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000003051