title: [Perineal hernia after abdominoperineal amputation. Role of epiploplasty and/or irradiation].
abstract: Healing of the perineal wound after abdominoperineal amputation is a difficult technical problem for surgeons to resolve. The majority of current therapeutic protocols include pre- or post-operative radiotherapy, and most study results show a reduction in perineal relapses when compared with a control group, but at the price of delayed healing of the perineal wound. This delayed healing reaction varies with the radiation dose. The use of epiploplasty shortens the healing period, but when performed after pre-operative radiotherapy it can predispose to the development of a perineal hernia. Four cases of this complication are described. No standard procedure for treatment of these hernias exists, and although it is possible to use the uterus to fill the perineal cavity, the most effective method appears to be a double perineal and abdominal pathway using a plate.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie Générale, Institut Curie, Paris.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Berthoux
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Labib
authors.forename: K B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Clough
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Girodet
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Salmon
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery; D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001005:Anus Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006547:Hernia / Q000209:etiology*; D059685:Herniorrhaphy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009852:Omentum / Q000601:surgery*; D010502:Perineum / Q000601:surgery*; D011300:Preoperative Care; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D014945:Wound Healing
vernacular_title: Hernie périnéale après amputation abdomino-périnéal. Role de l'épiplooplastie et/ou de l'irradiation.