MODIFIED BOEREMA TECHNIQUE FOR THE CLOSURE OF CONGENITAL ABDOMINAL-WALL DEFECTS TO PREVENT INCISIONAL HERNIATION AND INFECTION

Tension and infection often cause wound dehiscence or incisional herni ation after the fascial closure of congenital abdominal wall defects i n neonates, To overcome these problems, a modification of the Boerema technique (a method for repairing large incisional hernia in adults) w as applied to repair abdominal wall defects in 14 neonates. The effica cy of this technique is discussed in this report. Copyright (C) 1997 b y W.B. Saunders Company.