Anterior abdominal wall reconstruction in patients with midline ventral hernia

Abstract

Introduction. Simultaneous hernio-abdominoplasty allows solving a complex of problems of the anterior abdominal wall in one surgical intervention. Th e relevance of this issue is determined by the lack of a unified algorithm for solving the combinations of anterior abdominal wall pathologies and by the presence of a number of complications, both in isolated and combined surgical techniques.Aim. The present paper analyzes the treatment results of patients undergoing simultaneous surgery for ventral hernia and deformations of the anterior abdominal wall.Materials and methods. Th e study enrolled 17 women (mean age 35.6 ± 7.0) undergoing inpatient and outpatient treatment in the Department of Plastic Surgery, Mother and Child Clinical Hospital, Ufa, in the period from 2019 to 2022. All patients had various aesthetic deformations of the anterior abdominal wall (laxity and excess skin, skin-fat apron, diastasis of the rectus abdominis muscles, excessive fat deposits) and midline ventral hernia of various sizes. 100 % patients had a history of pregnancy and childbirth; 64.7 % – grade 2 and 3 obesity.Results and discussion. Two cases (11.76 %) showed local complications as hematoma of the epigastric region and necrosis of the navel. In the first case, this can be explained by the fact that extensive liposuction of the anterior abdominal wall was performed, and in the second – by the presence of a multidefect ventral hernia of large size, in particular, an umbilical hernia with dimensions of 15x8 cm. Complications were mitigated on an outpatient basis within a period of 1.5 to 3 months by means of conservative therapy and physiotherapy.Conclusion. All patients were satisfied with the obtained aesthetic result