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01-04-2012 | Technical Note

The TRAM dam design: a new method for treatment of an enterocele

Authors: L. de Weerd, J. Kjæve, S. Weum

Published in: Techniques in Coloproctology | Issue 2/2012

Abstract

A new method for the treatment of an enterocele is described and illustrated with a case report. In a patient with Ehlers Danlos syndrome, a pedicled muscle sparing transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap was used to fill the pelvic inlet and rectovaginal space. The flap prevents descend of bowel into the pelvic inlet and rectovaginal space. The patient’s defecation problems and pelvic discomfort were resolved. The technique does not require the use of a synthetic mesh and causes little donor site morbidity.

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Title: The TRAM dam design: a new method for treatment of an enterocele
Authors: L. de Weerd
J. Kjæve
S. Weum
Publication date: 01-04-2012
Publisher: Springer Milan
Published in: Techniques in Coloproctology / Issue 2/2012
Print ISSN: 1123-6337
Electronic ISSN: 1128-045X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10151-011-0791-4

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