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Modified shoelace repair of large abdominal incisional hernias
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Source
Issue
Vol. 23, Issue 1 (30 Jun. 2017), pp.14-17, 4 p.
Publisher
University of Basrah College of Medicine
Publication Date
2017-06-30
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Pharmacy, Health & Medical Sciences
Abstract EN
This study aimed to evaluate modified shoelace darn repair.
An abdominal incisional hernia represent defect in the musculo-fascial layers of the abdominal wall.
It considers one of the commonest hernia in middle aged women.
surgical site wound infection is the most common causative factor and there are different method of surgical repair.
This prospective study was conducted on 127 patients of incisional hernia who were managed by modified shoelace darn procedure, they had reinforce the repair by onlay mesh to bridge the defect in anterior rectus sheath.
The highest proportion of patients aged 41-50 years (37% with a mean of 43.6 years).
Regarding distribution of gender, the pattern was similar in both sexes.
Most of the patients were overweight (76.4%).
Further 14.9% were obese and only 7.9% were normal, 29.9% developed some kind of complication.
The recurrence rate was 1.6%.
In conclusion, modified shoelace darn repair is simple, safe, extra-peritoneal with less tissue damage and it seems a good surgical technique for management of large ventral incisional hernia.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Shawi, Ali Abd al-Aziz. 2017. Modified shoelace repair of large abdominal incisional hernias. Basrah Journal of Surgery،Vol. 23, no. 1, pp.14-17.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-796374
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Shawi, Ali Abd al-Aziz. Modified shoelace repair of large abdominal incisional hernias. Basrah Journal of Surgery Vol. 23, no. 1 (Jun. 2017), pp.14-17.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-796374
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Shawi, Ali Abd al-Aziz. Modified shoelace repair of large abdominal incisional hernias. Basrah Journal of Surgery. 2017. Vol. 23, no. 1, pp.14-17.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-796374
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 17
Record ID
BIM-796374