Porcine dermal collagen (Permacol) for abdominal wall reconstruction.

Objective: A review of Eisenhower Army Medical Center's experience using Permacol (Tissue Science Laboratories, Covington, Georgia) for the repair of abdominal wall defects.

Methods: Retrospective review of medical records of patients undergoing abdominal wall reconstruction with Permacol.

Results: From July 30, 2003 to February 12, 2005, 9 patients underwent repair of complicated fascial defects with Permacol.

Subcuticular closure versus Dermabond: a prospective randomized trial.

2-Octylcyanoacrylate tissue adhesive (Dermabond, Ethicon, Inc, Somerville, NJ) is being used successfully for closure of minor lacerations. To date, however, there have been no studies evaluating its use in the operating room for surgical incisions. We conducted a prospective randomized trial to compare the closure of inguinal herniorrhaphy incisions using 2-octylcyanoacrylate tissue adhesive (Dermabond) with closures using 4-0 Monocryl (Ethicon, Inc) in a running subcuticular closure.