Use of a rat model to study ventral abdominal hernia repair

Mark A. Suckow, Felicia D. Dukeboynton, Chad Johnson

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Abstract

Ventral abdominal hernia is a relatively common clinical condition that sometimes requires herniorraphy (surgical repair). The repair of ventral abdominal hernia typically requires implantation of a material to serve as a mechanical bridge across the defect in the abdominal wall. Biomaterials, such as porcine small intestinal submucosa (SIS), also serve as a lattice for cell growth into the implant and can naturally incorporate into the host tissue. Development of such repair materials benefits from use of animal models in which experimental abdominal wall defects are easily created and are amenable to repair in a reproducible fashion. The method offered here describes surgical creation and repair of ventral abdominal hernia in a rat model. When SIS is used to repair an experimental ventral abdominal hernia in this model, it is rapidly incorporated into host tissue within 28 days of implantation. Histologically, incorporation of their implanted material into host tissue is characterized by a robust fibrovascular response. Future refinements and applications of the rat abdominal hernia model may likely involve diabetic and/or obese animals as a means to more closely mimic common co-morbidities of man.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article numbere53587
JournalJournal of Visualized Experiments
Volume2017
Issue number128
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2 2017

Keywords

  • Abdominal wall defect
  • Bioengineering
  • Biomaterial
  • Hernia
  • Herniorrhaphy
  • Issue 128
  • Rat
  • Surgical model

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Neuroscience
  • General Chemical Engineering
  • General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • General Immunology and Microbiology

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