Abdominal Wall Incisional Hernia Repair with the Anterior Component Separation Technique and Reinforcement with an Anterior Rectus Abdominis Sheath Flap.

ABSTRACT: Mesh repair is currently the mainstay of treatment for abdominal wall incisional hernias and is considered the standard of care. However, if radiotherapy is used, the possibility of complications such as exposure or infection of the prosthesis after the surgery as a complication of the radiotherapy is a concern. The patient was a 51-year-old woman who underwent laparotomy by a mid-abdominal incision for ovarian tumors. Approximately 2 years later, the patient presented with a hypertrophic scar of the wound and mild pain in the scar. The hypertrophic scar was improved gradually by corticosteroid injection. However, she had a bulge on the left side of the umbilicus just below the hypertrophic scar. Computed tomography showed a 65 × 69 mm2 hernial orifice on the left side of the umbilical abd

SUBMITTER: Ishimoto Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10325745 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature