A 2-year PhD Candidate of 6D110100 “Medicine” specialty Badyrov Ruslan studied at the University of Poitiers (Poitiers, France) by the Erasmus + International Credit Mobility Program from 3^rd of April 2017 till 30^th of June 2017.

In the frame of academic mobility, Ruslan Badyrov conducted research work on the topic planned PhD thesis "Decellularized bovine-derived peritoneum implant for abdominal wall hernia repair" under the guidance of Professor Jean Pierre Faure.

There was also studied,  aclinical use of  biological materials in abdominal wall reconstruction at the University of  Poitiers Hospital, while investigating the morphological aspects of the behavior of  biological implants in the human body in the Laboratory of Anatomy and Surgery. There was published "Giant Abdominal Wall Desmoid Tumor: Surgical Resection and Combined Reconstruction with Biological and Synthetic Prostheses" manuscript in the JSM General Surgery: Cases and ImagesJournalbased onthe results of this work.

I express my deep gratitude to the  Rector  of  KSMU, M.D.S.,Professor R.S. Dosmagambetova, Vice-Rector for Strategic Development, Science and International Cooperation, D.M.S, Professor A.A. Turmukhambetova, Dean’s Office of Faculty of Continuing Professional Development and Research Adviser, PhD, Professor N.T. Abatov. In addition, I would like to give thanks to the Professor Jean Pierre Faure, Coordinator Otis Pioche, Deputy Dean for International Relations of Faculty of Science Patrice Naudin of the University of Poitiers (France) for the invitation, performed joint work, new provided information, rendered assistance and the createdenabling environment.