Annals of surgery
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To evaluate the safety and long-term durability of 1-stage repair of enteric fistulas in the presence of an abdominal wall defect. ⋯ One-stage abdominal wall reconstruction with enteric fistula takedown is feasible at the cost of considerable morbidity. Our treatment strategy including component separation technique with synthetic mesh on-demand results in a durable repair in 6 to 7 of 10 patients.