Panniculectomy and the separation-of-parts hernia repair: A solution for the large infraumbilical hernia in the obese patient

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1006-1012

  Reid, Russell R ^a,b   Dumanian, Gregory A ^a,b,c  

^a Northwestern Memorial Hospital ^*

^b NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; OBESITY; PANNICULECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; SKIN SURGERY; UMBILICAL HERNIA; WOUND HEALING;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HERNIA, UMBILICAL; HUMANS; LIPECTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OBESITY, MORBID; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 24944551959     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000178396.65378.a6     Document Type: Article

References (18)

1. Cosin, J. A., Powell, J. L., Donovan, J. T., and Stueber, K. The safety and efficacy of extensive abdominal panniculectomy at the time of pelvic surgery. Gynecol. Oncol. 55: 36, 1994.
2. Blomfield, P. I., Le, T., Allen, D. G., and Planner, R. S. Panniculectomy: A useful technique for the obese patient undergoing gynecological surgery. Gynecol. Oncol. 70: 80, 1998.
3. Micha, J. P., Rettenmaier, M. A., Francis, L., Willenberg, R., and Brown, J. V. "Medically necessary" panniculectomy to facilitate gynecologic cancer surgery in morbidly obese patients. Gynecol. Oncol. 68: 237, 1998.
4. Powell, J. L., Kasparek, D. K., and Connor, G. P. Panniculectomy to facilitate gynecologic surgery in morbidly obese women. Obstet. Gynecol. 94: 528, 1999.
5. Hopkins, M. P., Shriner, A. M., Parker, M. G., and Scott, L. Panniculectomy at the time of gynecologic surgery in morbidly obese patients. Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. 182: 1502, 2000.
6. Tillmanns, T. D., Kamelle, S. A., Abudayyeh, I., et: al. Panniculectomy with simultaneous gynecologic oncology surgery. Gynecol. Oncol. 83: 518, 2001.
7. Matory, W. E., O'Sullivan, J., Fudern, G., and Dunn, R. Abdominal surgery in patients with severe morbid obesity. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 94: 976, 1994.
8. Kohorn, E. I. Panniculectomy as an integral part of pelvic operation is an underutilized technique in patients with morbid obesity. J. Am. Coll. Surg. 180: 279, 1995.
9. Hughes, K. C., Weider, L., Fischer, J., et al. Ventral hernia repair with simultaneous panniculectomy. Am. Surg. 62: 678, 1996.
10. Saulis, A. S., and Dumanian, G. A. Periumbilical rectus abdominis perforator preservation significantly reduces superficial wound complications in "separation of parts" hernia repairs. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 109: 2275, 2002.
11. Kuczmarski, R. J., Flegal, K. M., Campbell, S. M., and Johnson, C. L. Increasing prevalence of overweight among U.S. adults: The National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, 1960-1991. J.A.M.A. 272: 205, 1994.
12. Manninen, M. J., Lavonius, M., and Perhoniemi, V. J. Results of incisional hernia repair: A retrospective study of 172 unselected hernioplasties. Eur. J. Surg. 157: 29, 1991.
13. Aura, T., Habib, E., Mekkaoui, M., Brassier, D., and Elhadad, A. Laparoscopic tension-free repair of anterior abdominal wall incisional and ventral hernias with an intraperitoneal Gore-Tex mesh: Prospective study and review of the literature. J. Laparoendosc. Adv. Surg. Tech. 12: 263, 2002.
14. Heniford, B. T., and Ramshaw, B. J. Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair: A report of 100 consecutive cases. Surg. Endosc. 14: 419, 2000.
15. Birgisson, G., Park, A. E., Mastrangelo, M. J., Witzke, D. B., and Chu, U. B. Obesity and laparoscopic repair of ventral hernias. Surg. Endnsc. 15: 1419, 2001.
16. Parker, H. H., Nottingham, J. M., Bynoe, R. P., and Yost, M. J. Laparoscopic repair of large incisional hernias. Am. Surg. 68: 530, 2002.
17. World Health Organization. Consultation on Obesity 1997 (CDC WONDER Web site). Available at: http://www.euro.who.int/nutrition. Accessed August 28, 2005.
18. Luijendijk, R. W., Wim, C. J., van den Petrousjkka, T., et al. A comparison of suture repair with mesh repair for incisional hernia. N. Engl. J. Med. 343: 392, 2000.