Polypropylene mesh substitute for the fascial defect after using for the dural repair--technical note.

Use of the anterior sheath of the rectus abdominis muscle (anterior sheath) as a dural substitute and patching of the large defect of the anterior sheath with polypropylene mesh are described. Five patients were treated using the anterior sheath and the mesh. No postoperative complications such as cerebrospinal fluid leakage, infection, or abdominal wall hernia occurred. The mesh is useful as a patch for the sheath defect.