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Use of a Rat Model to Study Ventral Abdominal Hernia Repair
Published on: October 2, 2017
[Open intraperitoneal hernia repair for treatment of abdominal wall defects--early results by placement of a
N Huschitt1, M Feller, E Lotspeich
1Chirurgische Klinik des Bundeswehrkrankenhauses Ulm, Oberer Eselsberg 40, 89081 Ulm. huschhusch@t-online.de
Background:
Large incisional hernias are mainly repaired today by tension free implantations of prosthetic meshes using various placement methods. The advantages of the intraperitoneal open technique (IPOM) using a polypropylene mesh that is coated with ePTFE on the side facing the intestine, are described.
Methods And Results:
62 patients underwent an incisional hernia operation with the intraperitoneal positioning of a prosthetic mesh. The follow-up examinations after a range of 16.1 months showed a hernial recurrence rate of 6.4 %. A part of the resulting mesh infections (11.2 %) healed without surgical removal of the mesh. Clinical complications due to adhesion formation were not observed.
Conclusion:
The tissue sparing intraabdominal positioning technique simplifies the necessary overlap using healthy tissue as a prerequisite for a sufficient hernia repair exploiting the intraabdominal pressure.
