On 3/6/2019, acell, inc.Was notified by a surgeon that a patient experienced a seroma post operative after a hiatal hernia repair procedure with an acell device, date of procedure was not provided.The patient required reoperation for other reasons; it is unknown if the reoperation was related to the seroma.Surgeon used the acell device prophylactically on a midline laparotomy closure; the laparotomy was created to perform hiatal hernia repair but not used to reinforce the hiatus.The surgeon prefers to insert the device in the valley of the defect and then close the subcutaneous flap.
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