Category Robotic Surgery and Abdominal Wall Biomechanics Blog

16 Sep

Surgical Dynamometer to Simultaneously Measure Tension Forces and Wound Edge Distance During Laparotomy Closure

Surgical Dynamometer to Simultaneously Measure the Tension Forces and the Distance between Wound Edges during the Closure of a Laparotomy The closure of the abdominal wall after making a laparotomy is a major challenge for surgeons, since a significant percentage of closures fail and incisional hernias rise. The suture has to withstand the forces required […]

16 Sep

TENSIOMETRY AS A THERAPEUTIC AID IN ABDOMINAL WALL RECONSTRUCTION WITH COMPONENT SEPARATION

TENSIOMETRY AS A THERAPEUTIC AID IN ABDOMINAL WALL RECONSTRUCTION WITH COMPONENT SEPARATION We must take into account that there are two relevant factors involved in the recurrence rate of an incisional hernia: the surgical technique and the tension applied to the suture line. Minimizing as much as possible the tension resulting from the […]

31 Aug

COMPLEX ABDOMINAL WALL SURGERY

COMPLEX ABDOMINAL WALL SURGERY Good afternoon, there are situations in which, as physicians, we face major challenges, as in the case presented below. This is an elderly, multi-operated patient who presented with an evisceration along the entire length of a previous laparotomy performed for a sigmoid volvulus. The surgery […]

5 Oct

Presentation letter

Presentation letter. Good morning, my name is Rafael Villalobos Mori and I am a surgeon at the Arnau de Vilanova University Hospital. For some time I have been considering creating a website or blog about abdominal wall surgery, first of all because I have always liked it and because after many years, […]

Category Robotic Surgery and Abdominal Wall Biomechanics Blog

Surgical Dynamometer to Simultaneously Measure Tension Forces and Wound Edge Distance During Laparotomy Closure

TENSIOMETRY AS A THERAPEUTIC AID IN ABDOMINAL WALL RECONSTRUCTION WITH COMPONENT SEPARATION

COMPLEX ABDOMINAL WALL SURGERY

Presentation letter

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