Preoperative botulinum toxin a injection in complex abdominal wall reconstruction – a propensity-scored matched study

Fascial closure during complex abdominal wall reconstruction (AWR) improves recurrence and wound infection rates. To facilitate fascial closure in massive ventral hernias preoperative Botulinum Toxin A (BTA) injection can be used.

Source: American Journal of Surgery - January 12, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Eva Barbara Deerenberg, Jenny Meng Shao, Sharbel Adib Elhage, Robert Lopez, Sullivan Armando Ayuso, Vedra Abdomerovic Augenstein, B. Todd Heniford Source Type: research