[Experiences with reconstruction of large abdominal wall cicatricial hernias using Stoppa-Rives pre-peritoneal mesh-plasty].
BACKGROUND
The observed recurrence-rate up to 20-50% of conventional incisional-hernia repair might be improved by alloplastic hernia repair in "sublay-technique" described by Stoppa and Rives.


METHODS
From 12/94 to 12/97 122 pt. underwent surgery of incisional hernia of whom 50 had a very large abdominal wall defect so that hernia repair by alloplastic technique was necessary. All 50 pt. had mesh-implantation in subfascial plane, 28 pt. by ePTFE-patch (Gore-Tex) and 22 pt. by polypropylen-mesh (Prolene).


RESULTS
The implantation-procedure required a mean time of 165 min. (range 55-345 min.). There were pulmonary complications in 2 patients (4%) of whom one had to be ventilated over 34 days, prosthesis-infection occurred in 3 pt. (6%). Follow-up on average 19 months (range 5-44 months) postoperatively revealed 5 hernia-recurrences (10.4%) in 48 patients.


CONCLUSIONS
Mesh-implantation for hernia repair in sublay-technique requires intensive preparation of preperitoneal plane. Thus it took approximately 3 hours for mesh-implantation in this study. From our data Stoppa-Rives-procedure seems to be effective for 4-repair of large incisional hernias and allows immediate abdominal wall stress.
Petersen
S
S
Klinik für Allgemein- und Abdominalchirurgie, Krankenhaus Dresden-Friedrichstadt. petersen-sv@khdf.de
Henke
G
G
Freitag
M
M
Hellmich
G
G
Ludwig
K
K
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011126:Polypropylenes; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D013536:Suture Techniques
D011126:Polypropylenes; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene