Title: a low incidence of perineal hernia when using a biological mesh after extralevator abdominoperineal excision with or without pelvic exenteration or distal sacral resection in locally advanced rectal cancer patients source techniques in coloproctology, volume 24, 2020 (855¿861) date of publication online: 8 june 2020.
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According to literature source of study performed, the study aimed to evaluate the outcome of the use of a biological mesh after pelvic reconstruction in patients with advanced rectal cancer.
A total of 35 patients were included in the study and all had pelvic floor reconstruction with mesh.
Eighteen patients had minor to major would dehiscence, for which treatment was conservative in 8 cases.
One patient received antibiotic treatment.
A wound dehiscence grade 3 occurred in 9 patients, 5 patients needed vac therapy and the other four patients required reoperation with the use of petal flap in 2 cases.
One patient had deep wound infection requiring permacol removal, and perineal hernia.
A perineal hernia occurred in three patients and underwent correction of hernia.
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