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Biochemistry, Immunology, and Tissue Response to Prosthetic Material

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Abdominal Wall Hernias

Abstract

The implantation of relatively biocompatible prosthetic materials has gained wide acceptance in the past few decades. Additionally, there has been an increasing number of indications for using prosthetic material in the practice of surgery. The differential healing response of the surrounding tissue adjacent to the prostheses has been recognized but incompletely understood. Typically, there are three stereotypical responses to foreign material, characterized as (1) destruction or lysis; (2) incorporation and tolerance; and (3) rejection or extrusion.1 A truly biocompatible prosthetic material, unlike all known implants to date, would not elicit a foreign body reaction.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL 60153, USA

    Susanne K. Woloson MD

  2. Department of Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL 60153, USA

    Howard P. Greisler MD

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Woloson, S.K., Greisler, H.P. (2001). Biochemistry, Immunology, and Tissue Response to Prosthetic Material. In: Bendavid, R., Abrahamson, J., Arregui, M.E., Flament, J.B., Phillips, E.H. (eds) Abdominal Wall Hernias. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8574-3_26

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