The 'AbdoMAN': an artificial abdominal wall simulator for biomechanical studies on laparotomy closure techniques.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Incisional hernia remains a frequent complication after abdominal surgery associated with significant morbidity and high costs. Animal and clinical studies have exhibited some limitations. The purpose of this study was to develop an artificial human abdominal wall (AW) simulator in order to enable investigations on closure modalities. We hypothesized that a physical model of the human AW would give new insight into commonly used suture techniques representing a substantial complement or alternative to clinical and animal studies.

Methods

The 'AbdoMAN' was developed to simulate human AW biomechanics. The 'AbdoMAN' capacities include measurement and regulation of intra-abdominal pressure (IAP), generation of IAP peaks as a result of muscle contraction and measurements

SUBMITTER: Kroese LF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5608802 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature