Background The medical literature includes two risk scores predicting the occurrence of abdominal wound dehiscence. These risk indices were validated by the authors on the populations studied.

Among the 1,879 patients undergoing intra-abdominal procedures during the study period 56 patients were included in the validation group; the patients developed wound dehiscence during the ...

A single-center study suggests the surgery is safe and effective even when tumors are large or located in high-risk areas.