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Risk Factors for Incisional Hernia After Open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
Takashi Endo1, Kazuhiro Miyahara1, Takuro Shirasu1
1Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Background/Aim:
Incisional hernia is among the most prevalent complications associated with open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. However, risk factors for incisional hernias in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm are multifactorial. Therefore, this study evaluated the risk factors of incisional hernia after open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, including surgical factors.
Patients And Methods:
We retrospectively extracted data from patients with incisional hernias after abdominal aortic aneurysm repair between 2012 and 2019 and investigated their perioperative characteristics and wound closure techniques.
Results:
The mean follow-up periods were 41.5±30.3 months, and 30 of 131 (22.9%) patients suffered an incisional hernia. Regarding the underlying disease, only diabetes mellitus was significantly more common in the incisional hernia group (11 of 30 patients, 36.6%), and no significant differences were found in the patients' perioperative data. Interrupted sutures were used in all 30 patients in the hernia group. Moreover, in 8 of the 101 remaining cases, barbed sutures were used, and no incisional hernia occurred in any of these cases.
Conclusion:
In addition to diabetes mellitus, abdominal aortic aneurysm is a significant risk factor for incisional hernia after abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. Therefore, employing the barbed suture technique may effectively prevent incisional hernias after abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.
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