Chapter 43
Abdominal wall reconstruction
William A. Townley,
Stefan O.P. Hofer,
William A. Townley
Guy's and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
Search for more papers by this authorStefan O.P. Hofer
Department of Surgery and Department of Surgical Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
Search for more papers by this authorWilliam A. Townley,
Stefan O.P. Hofer,
William A. Townley
Guy's and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
Search for more papers by this authorStefan O.P. Hofer
Department of Surgery and Department of Surgical Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
Search for more papers by this authorBook Editor(s):Ross D. Farhadieh BSc(Med)Hons, MBBS, MD, EBOPRASF, FRACS(Plast), FRCS(Plast),
Neil W. Bulstrode BSc(Med)Hons, MBBS, MD, FRCS(Plast),
Sabrina Cugno MD, MSc, FRCSC,
Ross D. Farhadieh BSc(Med)Hons, MBBS, MD, EBOPRASF, FRACS(Plast), FRCS(Plast)
Panthea Plastic Surgery Clinics, Sydney and Canberra, Australia and Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Search for more papers by this authorNeil W. Bulstrode BSc(Med)Hons, MBBS, MD, FRCS(Plast)
Clinical Lead Plastic Surgery
Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK
Search for more papers by this authorSabrina Cugno MD, MSc, FRCSC
Assistant Professor
McGill University, Department of Plastic Surgery, Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, Canada
Search for more papers by this authorFirst published: 27 March 2015
Summary
The abdominal wall is a complex myofascial structure that prevents exenteration of the abdominal viscerae and supports numerous essential physiological processes. Defects of the abdominal wall therefore result in both localized and systemic dysfunction. The goals of abdominal wall reconstruction are to restore dynamic function and structure including skin resurfacing. It is an evolving subspecialist discipline that uses an increasing array of contemporary techniques to improve outcome.
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