[Plastic surgery of the anterior abdominal wall in children using synthetic resolving materials]

The data on the first experience in the use of synthetic resolvable materials in plasty of the anterior abdominal wall in children are reported. Tissue glue compositions based on alpha-cyanoacrylates as well as connective biocompatible elements (CBE) developed at the SRIIMT were used. An aponeurotic suture-glue duplication was utilized for plastic enforcement of the anterior abdominal wall; individual methods were developed for each concrete localization of the defects. Operations were carried out on 201 children with congenital abnormality of the anterior abdominal wall: inguinal hernias, hernias of the linea alba, ventral hernias. Ninety-six (47.8%) children were examined in late postoperative periods of 2 to 9 years. Recurrences were not encountered. No inflammatory complications were found. It is concluded that the use of Russian synthetic resolvable materials for surgical treatment of pathological conditions of the abdominal wall in children is effective and safe.