BACKGROUND: Postoperative abdominal wound dehiscence is usually heavily contaminated with the scarring and friability of tissues making the repair of such wounds a difficult task. PATIENT AND METHODS: a modified components separation technique was used to repair a recurrent midline post-exploratory wound dehiscence in a 25-year-old male patient who was explored twice for post traumatic intra-abdominal hemorrhage. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: ... Read more