Immediate closure of the open abdomen with bilateral bipedicle anterior abdominal skin flaps and subsequent retrorectus prosthetic mesh repair of the late giant ventral hernias

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1083-1089

  Sriussadaporn, Suvit ^a   Pak Art, Rattaplee ^a   Bunjongsat, Sukanya ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Bipedicle anterior abdominal skin flap; Giant ventral hernia; Open abdomen; Retrorectus prosthetic mesh repair

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLUNT TRAUMA; ABDOMINAL INJURY; ABDOMINAL PENETRATING TRAUMA; ABDOMINAL WALL CLOSURE; ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETRORECTUS PROSTHETIC MESH REPAIR; SKIN FLAP; SKIN GRAFT; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038463601     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000062971.22197.98     Document Type: Article

References (22)

1. Fabian TC, Croce MA, Pritchard FE, et al. Planned ventral hernia: staged management for acute abdominal wall defects. Ann Surg. 1994;219:643-653.
2. Dayton MT, Buchele BA, Shirazi SS, Hunt LB. Use of an absorbable mesh to repair contaminated abdominal-wall defects. Arch Surg. 1986;121:954-960.
3. Sitges-Serra A, Jaurrieta E, Sitge-Creus A. Management of postoperative enterocutaneous fistulas: the roles of parenteral nutrition and surgery. Br J Surg. 1982;69:147-150.
4. Schein M, Decker GA. Gastrointestinal fistulas associated with large abdominal wall defects: experience with 43 patients. Br J Surg. 1990;77:97-100.
5. Paran H, Mayo A, Afanasiev A, et al. Staged primary closure of the abdominal wall in patients with abdominal compartment syndrome. J Trauma. 2001;51:1204-1206.
6. Koniaris LG, Hendrickson RJ, Drugas G, Abt P, Schoeniger LO. Dynamic retention: a technique for closure of the complex abdomen in critically ill patients. Arch Surg. 2001;136:1359-1363.
7. Garner GB, Ware DN, Cocanour CS, et al. Vacuum-assisted wound closure provides early fascial reapproximation in trauma patients with open abdomens. Am J Surg. 2001;182:630-638.
8. Stoppa RE. The treatment of complicated groin and incisional hernias. World J Surg. 1989;13:545-554.
9. Wantz GE. Incisional hernioplasty with Mersilene. Surg Gynecol Obstet. 1991;172:129-137.
10. Temudom T, Siadati M, Sarr MG. Repair of complex giant or recurrent ventral hernias by using tension-free intraparietal prosthetic mesh (Stoppa technique): lessons learned from our initial experience (fifty patients). Surgery. 1996;120:738-744.
11. McLanahan D, King LT, Weems C, Novotney M, Gibson K. Retrorectus prosthetic mesh repair of midline abdominal hernia. Am J Surg. 1997;173:445-449.
12. Katsaragakis S, Manouras A, Stamou KM, Androulakis G. Modified technique for repairing large incisional hernias. Eur J Surg. 2001; 167:458-460.
13. Sriussadaporn S. Retrorectus prosthetic mesh repair of complex giant ventral hernias. Chula Med J. 1998;42:523-530.
14. Greene MA, Mullins RJ, Malangoni MA, Feliciano PD, Richardson JD, Polk HC Jr. Laparotomy wound closure with absorbable polyglycolic acid mesh. Surg Gynecol Obstet. 1993;176:213-218.
15. Tyrell J, Silberman H, Chandrasoma P, Niland J, Shull J. Absorbable versus permanent mesh in abdominal operations. Surg Gynecol Obstet. 1989;168:227-232.
16. Lopez Villalta GC, Furio-Bacete V, Ortiz Oshiro E, Lopez DO, Vaca Vaticon D, Fdez-Represa JA. Experimentally contaminated reabsorbable meshes: their evolution in abdominal wall defects. Int Surg. 1995;80:223-226.
17. McDonald S, Gagic N. Intraperitoneal prolene mesh in hernia repair: a comparison of two techniques. Can J Surg. 1984;27:157-158.
18. Usher FC. Hernia repair with Marlex mesh: an analysis of 541 cases. Arch Surg. 1962;84:325-328.
19. Read RC, Yoder G. Recent trends in the management of incisional herniation. Arch Surg. 1989;124:485-488.
20. van der Lei B, Bleichrodt RP, Simmermacher RK, van Schilfgaarde R. Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene patch for the repair of large abdominal wall defects. Br J Surg. 1989;76:803-805.
21. Voyles CR, Richardson JD, Bland KI, Tobin GR, Flint LM, Polk HC Jr. Emergency abdominal wall reconstruction with polypropylene mesh: short-term benefits versus long-term complications. Ann Surg. 1981;194:219-223.
22. Stone HH, Fabian TC, Turkleson ML, Jurkiewicz MJ. Management of acute full-thickness losses of the abdominal wall. Ann Surg. 1981; 193:612-618.