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World J Clin Oncol. Jun 10, 2017; 8(3): 249-254
Published online Jun 10, 2017. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v8.i3.249
Biological mesh reconstruction of the pelvic floor following abdominoperineal excision for cancer: A review
Boris Schiltz, Nicolas Christian Buchs, Marta Penna, Cosimo Riccardo Scarpa, Emilie Liot, Philippe Morel, Frederic Ris
Boris Schiltz, Nicolas Christian Buchs, Cosimo Riccardo Scarpa, Emilie Liot, Philippe Morel, Frederic Ris, Division of Visceral Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Hospitals of Geneva, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland
Marta Penna, Department of Colorectal Surgery, Churchill Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals, Headington, Oxford OX3 7LE, United Kingdom
Author contributions: Schiltz B, Buchs NC and Morel P designed the research; Schiltz B, Buchs NC, Scarpa CR and Liot E performed the research (local data and literature review); Schiltz B, Buchs NC, Penna M, Liot E and Ris F interpreted the data; Morel P and Ris F revised the article; all authors gave their final approval.
Conflict-of-interest statement: None of the authors have conflicts of interest to report.
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Correspondence to: Boris Schiltz, MD, Division of Visceral Surgery, Department of Surgery, University Hospitals of Geneva, Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland. boris.schiltz@hcuge.ch
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Received: January 28, 2017
Peer-review started: February 10, 2017
First decision: March 28, 2017
Revised: April 12, 2017
Accepted: May 12, 2017
Article in press: May 14, 2017
Published online: June 10, 2017
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Core tip: Current literature regarding the use of biological mesh reconstruction after pelvic exenteration and extralevator abdominoperineal excision is scarce. However, it does suggest that the use of biological mesh has a lower short-term perineal hernia rate, but is probably not superior to other approaches with regards to perineal wound complications.