title: Hybrid Approaches for Complex Parastomal Hernia Repair.
abstract: Parastomal hernia is one of the major complications of colostomy with high occurrence. From October 2011 to November 2014, a retrospective study was conducted by analyzing and following up data of 16 patients suffering from parastomal hernia who underwent a hybrid technique repair. The safety and efficacy of the hybrid technique for parastomal hernia repair was investigated in terms of complications. All cases were operated successfully and had no major immediate postoperative complications other than mild abdominal pain in 5 cases. No long-term postoperative complications were reported in the follow-up. The authors found hybrid technique to be safe and effective for parastomal hernia repair with fewer complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215004, China. / Department of General Surgery, The Affiliated People&#039;s Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212002, China.
authors.forename: Heng
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215004, China.
authors.forename: Jia-Ming
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, The Affiliated People's Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212002, China.
authors.forename: Jian-Qing
authors.initials: JQ
authors.lastname: Miao
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215004, China.
authors.forename: Hao-Rong
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003125:Colostomy; D005260:Female; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D059685:Herniorrhaphy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D016896:Treatment Outcome