title: [Dermatolipectomy of the abdominal wall].
abstract: The authors describe clinical cases of dermatolipectmy of the abdominal wall performed during the last 15 years: a group of six female patients with excess skin after rapid and excessive reduction of adipose tissue, a second group of 42 patients with cumulation of subcutaneous fat in the region of the hypogastrium with formation of massive skinfolds, the so-called clinical picture of "venter pendulus". The third group of 122 patients with excessive adipose tissue and skin combined with diastasis of the rectus abdominis muscles or even prolapse of the abdominal organs. Transverse puboinguinal dermatolipectomy was performed. In 56 patients, high transverse resection is not used by the authors. Vertical lipectomy in the median line was performed in three patients and combined transverse-vertical lipectomy in 104 patients. From the total number of 170, operations satisfactory from the aspect of the surgeon and in particular the patient, were achieved in 122 (71.7%) cases, good results in 43 (25.4%) and satisfactory results in 5 (2.9%).
authors.affiliation: Klinika plastickej, rekonstrukcnej a estetickej chirurgie LF UPJS, Kosice, Slovenská, republika.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Guzanin
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zábavníková
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kacmár
mesh_terms: D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000601:surgery*; D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000601:surgery*; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods