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Obstetrics & Gynecology 1985;66:141-143
© 1985 by The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
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ABDOMINAL WALL REPAIR WITH POLYPROPYLENE MESH IN PREGNANCY

Louis F. Martin, MD, Mary G. Barry, MD, Douglas O. Peeno, MD and Donald E. Fry, MD

From the Departments of Gynecology/Obstetrics and Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky

Abstract

A woman in her 34th week of gestation required emergency appendectomy for perforation, with postoperative wound dehiscence secondary to fasciitis and tension on the suture line. Polypropylene mesh was used to repair the abdominal wall. Fetal distress necessitated a cesarean section. The mother and child both survived without functional impairment. The indications, the disadvantages, and the unresolved issues concerning the use of polypropylene mesh during pregnancy are presented.






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