Full thickness abdominal wall defect in growing rats as a model for congenital diaphragmatic hernia prosthetic repair

Large congenital diaphragmatic hernia may require prosthetic correction. Acellular collagen matrices were introduced to avoid complications owing to the use of synthetic patches. We tested 3 different ACM for reconstruction of an abdominal wall defect in an animal model that mimics the fast growth during infancy.status: publishe