SIMULTANEOUS INTERVENTIONS IN PATIENTS WITH COMPLICATED FORMS OF POSTOPERATIVE VENTRAL HERNIA AND ANTERIOR ABDOMINAL WALL DEFORMATIONS

The aim is to optimize the treatment of patients with postoperative ventral hernias, anterior abdominal wall deformations and cholelithiasis.

Materials and methods. 36 patients with complicated forms of postoperative ventral hernias, anterior abdominal wall deformation and cholelithiasis aged 36–74 years, under the 12:24 male/ female ratio were studied. According to the classification of Toskin — Zhebrovsky, smallsized, medium-sized, extensive and gigantic hernias were observed in 3 (8.3%), 12 (33.3%), 15 (41.7%) and 6 (16.7%) patients, respectively. According to the SWR-classification, the hernia of the median, lateral and combined localization was observed in 14 (38.9%), 7 (19.4%) and 15 (41.7%) patients, respectively. All patients were operated. Both autoplastic and prosthetic techniques of operations were used. Various forms of the anterior abdominal wall deformation were eliminated with the help of abdominoplasty. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy was performed simultaneously in all patients.

Results. Postoperative complications occurred in 11 (30.5%) patients, with persistent seroma prevailing (6–54.5% of patients). In 3 (27.2%) patients wound suppuration was observed, in 1 (9.1%) — early postoperative intestinal obstruction. Postoperative pneumonia was observed in one patient.

Conclusion. Success in the surgical treatment of such patients is determined by whether an individualized differentiated approach was used in choosing the method of surgery and the management of patients in the postoperative period.