A case report of the trauma patient who has complex abdominal wall reconstruction by using the posterior component separation with transversalis abdominis release technique
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PCS/TAR in traumaAbstract
Posterior component separation with transversus abdominis release is a technique that corrects complex abdominal wall defects. Many studies have proven that it has lower recurrence and surgical site infection rates. This technique has become popular in the large complex ventral hernia reconstruction. There is less data to use this technique in trauma patients who have complex abdominal wall defects. This is a report of the trauma case receiving posterior component separation with transversus abdominis release technique for chronic ventral hernia after blunt abdominal injury with multiple organ trauma. Techniques and procedures are explained, along with relevant literature.
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