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Management of complex hernias with loss of domain using daily and fractioned preoperative progressive pneumoperitoneum: a retrospective single-center cohort study. Hernia 2020; 25:1499-1505. [PMID: 32926260 DOI: 10.1007/s10029-020-02298-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2020] [Accepted: 09/02/2020] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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PURPOSE The incidence of complex hernias with loss of domain (CHLD) has been increasing and the treatment of these cases may require auxiliary techniques in addition to surgery. This study aims to refine the progressive preoperative pneumoperitonium (PPP) in patients with CHLD, to achieve an increased in wall dimensions. METHODS Patients presented with a CHLD undergoing PPP protocol were analyzed between May 2017 and May 2019. Our PPP protocol was to use two daily insufflations of 1000 ml of ambient air during a period of 14 days. We compared the abdominal cavity volume (ACV), the hernial sac volume (HSV) and the volume ratio (VR), before and after our refined PPP. RESULTS During our evaluation period, the protocol was performed on 16 patients. The mean age was 55.73 (± 12.87), and the mean BMI was 31.35 (± 7.33). The median of HSV was 2104.53 ml; Mean ACV was 6722.36 ml, and median of VR was 29.97% (27.46-34.38 IIQ). The averages were: daily volume of gas ± 1526.66 ml, total volume ± 17,350 ml, and the PPP period of ± 10.7 days. The increase in post-PPP ACV was 52.13% (p < 0.0001), and the VR decreased to 26.9% (p < 0.609). All patients' symptoms and complications were mild (according Clavien-Dindo grades I and II), and there were no loop injuries, no catheter complications, or any surgical re-interventions. CONCLUSION The study suggests that the use of this method results in a significant increase in ACV, and reduction of the herniated content in a safe and efficient manner, with mild complications.
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Martínez-Hoed J, Bonafe-Diana S, Bueno-Lledó J. A systematic review of the use of progressive preoperative pneumoperitoneum since its inception. Hernia 2020; 25:1443-1458. [DOI: 10.1007/s10029-020-02247-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2020] [Accepted: 06/04/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Palmer SL, Abdoli S, Crookes PF. Preoperative Pneumoperitoneum: Low-Risk Surgical Adjunct to the Surgical Management of Dense Abdominal Adhesions. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2019; 30:761-764. [PMID: 30948324 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2018.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2018] [Revised: 08/21/2018] [Accepted: 10/11/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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Surgical lysis of intra-abdominal adhesions is associated with a high rate of complications. This brief report presents 24 patients with dense intra-abdominal adhesions who underwent preoperative progressive pneumoperitoneum (PPP) prior to surgical lysis of adhesions. PPP was successfully performed in 23 patients, with few adverse events, resulting in subjectively improved ease of intraoperative tissue dissection. One patient withdrew due to intractable pain during insufflation. The results suggest that PPP is a low-risk technique with the potential to improve access to intra-abdominal structures in patients for whom conventional surgical therapy is predicted to carry a high rate of complications.
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- Suzanne L Palmer
- Department of Radiology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1500 San Pablo Street, Los Angeles, CA 90033.
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- Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1500 San Pablo Street, Los Angeles, CA 90033
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- Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1500 San Pablo Street, Los Angeles, CA 90033
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Renard Y, Lardière-Deguelte S, de Mestier L, Appere F, Colosio A, Kianmanesh R, Palot JP. Management of large incisional hernias with loss of domain: A prospective series of patients prepared by progressive preoperative pneumoperitoneum. Surgery 2016; 160:426-35. [DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2016.03.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2015] [Revised: 03/20/2016] [Accepted: 03/31/2016] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Alam NN, Narang SK, Pathak S, Daniels IR, Smart NJ. Methods of abdominal wall expansion for repair of incisional herniae: a systematic review. Hernia 2016; 20:191-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s10029-016-1463-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2014] [Accepted: 01/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Cavalli M, Biondi A, Bruni PG, Campanelli G. Giant inguinal hernia: the challenging hug technique. Hernia 2014; 19:775-83. [DOI: 10.1007/s10029-014-1324-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2013] [Accepted: 11/07/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Ibarra-Hurtado TR, Nuño-Guzmán CM, Miranda-Díaz AG, Troyo-Sanromán R, Navarro-Ibarra R, Bravo-Cuéllar L. Effect of botulinum toxin type A in lateral abdominal wall muscles thickness and length of patients with midline incisional hernia secondary to open abdomen management. Hernia 2014; 18:647-52. [PMID: 25033942 DOI: 10.1007/s10029-014-1280-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2013] [Accepted: 06/27/2014] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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PURPOSE Abdominal wall hernia secondary to open abdomen management represents a surgical challenge. The hernia worsens due to lateral muscle retraction. Our objective was to evaluate if Botulinum Toxin Type A (BTA) application in lateral abdominal wall muscles modifies its thickness and length. METHODS A clinical trial of male trauma patients with hernia secondary to open abdomen management was performed from January 2009 to July 2011. Thickness and length of lateral abdominal muscles were measured by a basal Computed Tomography and 1 month after BTA application. A dosage of 250 units of BTA was applied at five points at each side between the external and internal oblique muscles under ultrasonographic guidance. Statistical analysis for differences between basal and after BTA application measures was performed by a paired Student's t test (significance: p < 0.05). RESULTS Seventeen male patients with a mean age of 35 years were included. There were muscle measure modifications in all the patients. Left muscle thickness: mean reduction of 1 ± 0.55 cm (p < 0.001). Right muscle thickness: mean reduction of 1.00 ± 0.49 cm (p < 0.001). Left muscle length: mean increase of 2.44 ± 1.22 cm (p < 0.001). Right muscle length: mean increase of 2.59 ± 1.38 cm (p < 0.001). No complications secondary to BTA or recurrences at mean follow-up of 49 months were observed. CONCLUSIONS BTA application in lateral abdominal muscles decreases its thickness and increases its length in abdominal wall hernia patients secondary to open abdomen management.
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- T R Ibarra-Hurtado
- Department of Trauma Surgery, Antiguo Hospital Civil de Guadalajara "Fray Antonio Alcalde", Calle Hospital 278, Col. El Retiro, 44280, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico,
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de ARAÚJO LMG, SERIGIOLLE LC, GOMES HMP, RODRIGUES DAB, LOPES CM, LEME PLS. Volume calculation of rats' organs and its application in the validation of the volume relation between the abdominal cavity and the hernial sac in incisional hernias with "loss of abdominal domain". ARQUIVOS BRASILEIROS DE CIRURGIA DIGESTIVA : ABCD = BRAZILIAN ARCHIVES OF DIGESTIVE SURGERY 2014; 27:177-81. [PMID: 25184766 PMCID: PMC4676367 DOI: 10.1590/s0102-67202014000300004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2013] [Accepted: 03/20/2014] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND The calculation of the volume ratio between the hernia sac and the abdominal cavity of incisional hernias is based on tomographic sections as well as the mathematical formula of the volume of the ellipsoid, which allows determining whether this is a giant hernia or there is a "loss of domain". As the images used are not exact geometric figures, the study of the volume of two solid organs of Wistar rats was performed to validate these calculations. AIM To correlate two methods for determining the volume of the kidney and spleen of rats, comparing a direct method of observation of the volume with the mathematical calculation of this value. METHODS The volume of left kidney, geometrically more regular, and spleen, with its peculiar shape, of ten animals was established in cubic centimeters after complete immersion in water with the aid of a beaker graduated in millimeters. These values were compared with those obtained by calculating the same volume with a specific mathematical formula: V = 4/3 × π × (r1 x r2 x r3). Data were compared and statistically analyzed by Student's t test. RESULTS Although the average volume obtained was higher through the direct method (1.13 cm3 for the left kidney and 0.71 cm3 for the spleen) than the values calculated with the mathematical formula (0.81 cm3 and 0.54 cm3), there were no statistically significant differences between the values found for the two organs (p>0.05). CONCLUSION There was adequate correlation between the direct calculation of the volume of the kidney and spleen with the result of mathematical calculation of these values in the animals' studies.
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López Sanclemente MC, Robres J, López Cano M, Barri J, Lozoya R, López S, Vasco MA, Buqueras MC, Subirana H, Jorba R. [Progressive preoperative pneumoperitoneum in patients with giant hernias of the abdominal wall]. Cir Esp 2013; 91:444-9. [PMID: 23473433 DOI: 10.1016/j.ciresp.2012.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2012] [Revised: 07/05/2012] [Accepted: 08/13/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Patients with giant hernias with loss of domain require proper planning of surgical repair, because of the high associated comorbidity. The progressive preoperative pneumoperitoneum technique described by Goñi Moreno allows a more physiological adaptation of the patient and the abdominal cavity to the reinstatement of the viscera to the abdomen, enabling adequate surgical repair. The objective of this study was to analyze our experience in the treatment of this type of hernia. MATERIALS AND METHODS We carried out a retrospective study that included 11 patients with major abdominal wall defects and loss of domain who were treated with this technique in 2 centers between 2005 and 2010. RESULTS Eight patients had abdominal hernias and 3 had inguinal hernias. The average insufflation time was 2 weeks and the total amount of air was between 6.6 and 18 l. In 2 patients who showed pulmonary disease decompensation, insufflation had to be temporarily postponed. A further 2 patients had subcutaneous emphysema during the last few days of insufflation, which resolved spontaneously without sequelae. The open mesh repair technique was used in ventral hernias and the preperitoneal technique in all inguinal hernias. There was one recurrence during the 1-year follow-up. CONCLUSIONS Goñi Moreno's technique remains safe to prepare patients with giant hernias with loss of domain. This procedure can reduce the morbidity caused by the increase in abdominal pressure after abdominal wall repair.
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- María Clara López Sanclemente
- Servicio de Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo, Hospital General de L'Hospitalet Consorci Sanitari Integral, Hospitalet del Llobregat, Barcelona, España.
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Pre-operative progressive pneumoperitoneum for repair of a large incisional hernia. Updates Surg 2012; 65:165-8. [PMID: 22392573 DOI: 10.1007/s13304-012-0134-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2011] [Accepted: 01/30/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Large incisional hernias are difficult to treat surgically because of the post-operative respiratory complications and abdominal compartment syndrome. Pre-operative progressive pneumoperitoneum is a technique which has been used in such cases. We describe a case of a large incisional hernia, where this technique was employed by objectively calculating abdominal and hernial sac volumes on the basis of computerized tomography scan of abdomen with a satisfactory outcome. A review of literature and issues involved in pre-operative progressive pneumoperitoneum have been discussed.
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Rakower SR. Intentional Progressive Preoperative Pneumoperitoneum for Adhesiolysis in the Hostile Surgical Abdomen. Am Surg 2011. [DOI: 10.1177/000313481107700909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Sabbagh C, Dumont F, Fuks D, Yzet T, Verhaeghe P, Regimbeau JM. Progressive preoperative pneumoperitoneum preparation (the Goni Moreno protocol) prior to large incisional hernia surgery: volumetric, respiratory and clinical impacts. A prospective study. Hernia 2011; 16:33-40. [PMID: 21773758 DOI: 10.1007/s10029-011-0849-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2011] [Accepted: 06/24/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Progressive preoperative pneumoperitoneum (PPP) is used to prepare incisional hernias with loss of domain (IHLD) operations. The aim of the present study was to analyze the effect of PPP on peritoneal volume [measured using a new computed tomography (CT)-based method] and respiratory function. METHODS From July 2004 to July 2008, 19 patients were included in a prospective, observational study. The volumes of the incisional hernia (VIH), the abdominal cavity (VAC), the total peritoneal content (VP) and the VIH/VP ratio were measured before and after PPP using abdominal CT scan data. Spirometric parameters were measured before and after PPP, and postoperative clinical data were evaluated. RESULTS Before and after PPP, the mean VIH was 1,420 cc and 2,110 cc (P < 0.01), and the mean VAC was 9,083 cc and 11,104 cc (P < 0.01). The VAC increased by 2,021 cc (P < 0.01) and was greater than the mean VIH before PPP. After PPP, the spirometric measurements revealed a restrictive syndrome. The overall postoperative morbidity rate was 37%. CONCLUSIONS PPP increased the hernia and abdominal volumes. PPP induced a progressive, restrictive syndrome.
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- C Sabbagh
- Department of Digestive Surgery, Amiens University Medical Center, Place Victor Pauchet, 80054 Amiens Cedex 01, France
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Piskin T, Aydin C, Barut B, Dirican A, Kayaalp C. Preoperative progressive pneumoperitoneum for giant inguinal hernias. Ann Saudi Med 2010; 30:317-20. [PMID: 20622351 PMCID: PMC2931785 DOI: 10.4103/0256-4947.65268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Reduction of giant hernia contents into the abdominal cavity may cause intraoperative and postoperative problems such as abdominal compartment syndrome. Preoperative progressive pneumoperitoneum expands the abdominal cavity, increases the patient's tolerability to operation, and can diminish intraoperative and postoperative complications. Preoperative progressive pneumoperitoneum is recommended for giant ventral hernias, but rarely for giant inguinal hernias. We present two giant inguinal hernia patients who were prepared for hernia repair with preoperative progressive pneumoperitoneum and then treated successfully by graft hernioplasty. We observed that abdominal expansion correlated with the inflated volume and pressure during the first four days of pneumperitoneum. Although insufflated gas volume can be different among patients, we observed that the duration of insufflation may be the same for similar patients.
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- Turgut Piskin
- Turgut Ozal Medical Center, Inonu University Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery, Malatya, Turkey
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Tanaka EY, Yoo JH, Rodrigues AJ, Utiyama EM, Birolini D, Rasslan S. A computerized tomography scan method for calculating the hernia sac and abdominal cavity volume in complex large incisional hernia with loss of domain. Hernia 2009; 14:63-9. [PMID: 19756913 DOI: 10.1007/s10029-009-0560-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2009] [Accepted: 08/25/2009] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Preoperative progressive pneumoperitoneum (PPP) is a safe and effective procedure in the treatment of large incisional hernia (size > 10 cm in width or length) with loss of domain (LIHLD). There is no consensus in the literature on the amount of gas that must be insufflated in a PPP program or even how long it should be maintained. We describe a technique for calculating the hernia sac volume (HSV) and abdominal cavity volume (ACV) based on abdominal computerized tomography (ACT) scanning that eliminates the need for subjective criteria for inclusion in a PPP program and shows the amount of gas that must be insufflated into the abdominal cavity in the PPP program. Our technique is indicated for all patients with large or recurrent incisional hernias evaluated by a senior surgeon with suspected LIHLD. We reviewed our experience from 2001 to 2008 of 23 consecutive hernia surgical procedures of LIHLD undergoing preoperative evaluation with CT scanning and PPP. An ACT was required in all patients with suspected LIHLD in order to determine HSV and ACV. The PPP was performed only if the volume ratio HSV/ACV (VR = HSV/ACV) was >or=25% (VR >or= 25%). We have performed this procedure on 23 patients, with a mean age of 55.6 years (range 31-83). There were 16 women and 7 men with an average age of 55.6 years (range 31-83), and a mean BMI of 38.5 kg/m(2) (range 23-55.2). Almost all patients (21 of 23 patients-91.30%) were overweight; 43.5% (10 patients) were severely obese (obese class III). The mean calculated volumes for ACV and HSV were 9,410 ml (range 6,060-19,230 ml) and 4,500 ml (range 1,850-6,600 ml), respectively. The PPP is performed by permanent catheter placed in a minor surgical procedure. The total amount of CO(2) insufflated ranged from 2,000 to 7,000 ml (mean 4,000 ml). Patients required a mean of 10 PPP sessions (range 4-18) to achieve the desired volume of gas (that is the same volume that was calculated for the hernia sac). Since PPP sessions were performed once a day, 4-18 days were needed for preoperative preparation with PPP. The mean VR was 36% (ranged from 26 to 73%). We conclude that ACT provides objective data for volume calculation of both hernia sac and abdominal cavity and also for estimation of the volume of gas that should be insufflated into the abdominal cavity in PPP.
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- E Y Tanaka
- Department of General Surgery, Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Dumont F, Fuks D, Verhaeghe P, Brehant O, Sabbagh C, Riboulot M, Yzet T, Regimbeau JM. Progressive pneumoperitoneum increases the length of abdominal muscles. Hernia 2008; 13:183-7. [PMID: 18949443 DOI: 10.1007/s10029-008-0436-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2008] [Accepted: 09/15/2008] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The aim of this prospective observational study was to determine the effects of progressive preoperative pneumoperitoneum (PPP) on the size of large incisional hernia (IH) and abdominal muscles by abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan. PPP was performed in 18 patients. All IH were large. A mean volume of 12.8 l was insufflated over a mean period of 14.8 days. Respectively, before and after PPP, the mean IH height and width was 117 and 130 mm (P < 0.05) and 101 and 115 mm (P < 0.05), the mean width of the right and left rectus abdominis was 99 and 109 mm (P < 0.05) and 100 and 113 mm (P < 0.05), and the length of the right and left anterolateral muscles was 198 and 233 mm (P < 0.05) and 185 and 210 mm (P < 0.01). In conclusion, PPP increases the abdominal wall muscle length and has the same impact on the IH orifice. PPP would facilitate the fascial repair of otherwise untreatable large IH.
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- F Dumont
- The Surgical Department, Amiens North Hospital, University of Picardy, 8 Place Victor Pauchet, 80054 Amiens Cedex 01, France
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Limmer S, Miksch T, Fiederer M, Sterk P. [Pneumoperitoneum in surgical management of giant scrotal hernias]. Chirurg 2006; 77:257-62. [PMID: 16395576 DOI: 10.1007/s00104-005-1104-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Surgical treatment of giant abdominal hernias includes reduction of the hernia content and tension-free closure of the abdominal wall. Initial laparoscopy simulates the postoperative abdominal wall tension. Recognizing the need for a preoperative pneumoperitoneum in cases of chronic eventration may help to avoid "abdominal catastrophes" including bowel resection, abdominal compartment, and extended abdominal wall reconstruction. We report a 66-year-old man with an asymptomatic long-standing giant scrotal hernia who was admitted with sepsis and uremia caused by intestinal obstruction.
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- S Limmer
- Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Gefässchirurgie mit Departement Kinderchirurgie, Klinikum Kempten.
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Winslet MC, Kumar V, Obeid ML. On-table pneumoperitoneum in the management of complicated incisional hernias. Ann R Coll Surg Engl 1993; 75:186-8. [PMID: 8323215 PMCID: PMC2497889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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'On-table' pneumoperitoneum before repair of 'complicated' incisional hernias has been used in eight patients considered to be at high risk of recurrence. In four patients the procedure revealed the presence of occult defects. The procedure was uncomplicated and a primary repair without the need for a prosthetic implant was possible in all cases. Six patients remain well with no sign of recurrence at a median follow-up of 96 months (range 22-120 months). Two patients died from conditions unrelated to the method of repair; acute necrotising pancreatitis on the 10th postoperative day and lobar pneumonia 2 months postoperatively. Peroperative pneumoperitoneum is a simple procedure which obviates the need for a prosthetic implant in selected patients. It is therefore particularly useful in the management of incisional hernias associated with sepsis, stomas or in patients requiring synchronous bowel resection.
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- M C Winslet
- Department of Surgery, Dudley Road Hospital, Birmingham
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Caldironi MW, Romano M, Bozza F, Pluchinotta AM, Pelizzo MR, Toniato A, Ranzato R. Progressive pneumoperitoneum in the management of giant incisional hernias: a study of 41 patients. Br J Surg 1990; 77:306-7. [PMID: 2322795 DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800770322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Forty-one patients (17 men and 24 women) were treated with progressive pneumoperitoneum before repair of giant incisional hernias. The pneumoperitoneum was induced using nitrous oxide gas and a laparoscopic insufflator, and was topped up every other day for a mean of 5.5 days with a total injection of 23.2 litres of nitrous oxide. The pneumoperitoneum was well tolerated in 30 patients, caused a mild temporary pain in 10 patients and a sharp pain in one patient; no serious side-effects occurred. All the patients underwent surgery to repair their hernias, 40 patients were available for follow-up for a mean of 25.3 months, only two hernias recurred both within 4 months of the operation.
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Progressive pneumoperitoneum before the repair of massive abdominal and inguinal hernias, first introduced in 1940, remains an important technique in preparing patients for the operation. Reports of its use have appeared sporadically in the surgical literature. This article recounts the technique of progressive preoperative pneumoperitoneum, its advantages and complications, and the variety of situations in which it is useful. Surgeons treating large hernias accompanied by loss of domain of abdominal viscera should consider preoperative progressive pneumoperitoneum as a helpful and often necessary adjunct to hernial repair.
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Coopwood RW, Smith RJ. Treatment of large ventral and scrotal hernias using preoperative pneumoperitoneum. J Natl Med Assoc 1989; 81:402-4. [PMID: 2738949 PMCID: PMC2625978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The repair of abdominal wall hernias is a common procedure; however, large ventral or scrotal hernias with loss of domain indicate alternative methods of repair. Two successfully treated large abdominal wall hernias using preoperative pneumoperitoneum are presented and the benefits and potential complications are discussed. Preoperative pneumoperitoneum should be considered when planning the surgical repair of large abdominal wall hernias.
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Cady B, Brooke-Cowden GL. Repair of massive abdominal wall defects. Combined use of pneumoperitoneum and Marlex mesh. Surg Clin North Am 1976; 56:559-70. [PMID: 132706 DOI: 10.1016/s0039-6109(16)40931-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The most important aspects of repairing massive hernias, eventrations, or surgically created abdominal wall defects are preoperative preparation of the patient and conservative judgment in indications for use of prosthetic material. Before operation, most patients (excluding those with trauma or severe sepsis) can be prepared electively by progressive preoperative pneumoperitoneum. The procedure is safe, simple, and effective. As described, it involves no special techniques or equipment and may be carried out as an inpatient or outpatient procedure. Prosthetic material should be used only to obviate tension on a suture line, for this must scrupulously be avoided. It should not be used routinely as onlay grafts in small or moderate hernias as primary fascial suturing gives better results with few wound complications when closure without tension is possible. Progressive preoperative pneumoperitoneum, combined when necessary with Marlex mesh to obviate tension, enables closure of even gigantic defects. The technique avoids the severe and sometimes fatal preliminary complications resulting from sudden increase in abdominal pressure and diaphragmatic elevation that accompany replacement of abdominal viscera that have lost their "right of domain" with large hernias or abdominal wall defects. This technique also markedly diminishes postoperative pain and aids satisfactory pulmonary management and thus permits early postoperative mobilization and discharge from the hospital.
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Buddee FW, Coupland GA, Reeve TS. Large abdominal wall herniae: an easy method of repair without prosthetic material, with the induction of pneumoperitoneum. THE AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF SURGERY 1975; 45:265-70. [PMID: 1058685 DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1975.tb05205.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Large abdominal wall herniae may pose problems of management, particularly in the presence of obstructive airway and cardiovascular disease. Preoperative induction of pneumoperitoneum usually permits the anatomical repair of large herniae without complications and without the use of prosthetic materials to close the defect.
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Ali SD, Calhoun T, Kurtz LH. The use of pneumoperitoneum in the treatment of megaherniae. J Natl Med Assoc 1975; 67:16-8, 31. [PMID: 1113335 PMCID: PMC2609288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Johnson WC. Large para-ileal conduit hernia, treated with the aid of preoperative progressive pneumoperitoneum: a case report. J Urol 1972; 108:863-4. [PMID: 5082735 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)60891-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Johnson WC. Preoperative progressive pneumoperitoneum in preparation for repair of large hernias of the abdominal wall. Am J Surg 1972; 124:63-8. [PMID: 4261327 DOI: 10.1016/0002-9610(72)90169-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The management of giant hernia and eventration can be greatly facilitated and made safe by the use of preoperative pneumoperitoneum. Daily insufflation of air into the peritoneal cavity, starting with 500 ml. and increasing gradually to 2–3 litres a day for approximately 2 weeks, stretches the abdominal cavity and avoids respiratory and circulatory distress at the time of operation. This preoperative treatment converts a potentially dangerous operation into a fairly simple procedure.
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From a group of 30 patients with incisional hernia, 10 were selected for preoperative treatment with an artificial tension pneumoperitoneum to expand the abdominal cavity sufficiently so that a repair could be completed without tension. There were no serious complications from the method and no recurrences of the incisional hernia. It is suggested that this simple and neglected adjuvant should be considered to ensure the successful repair of any large abdominal incisional hernia.
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Geffen N, Maisel B. Artificial pneumoperitoneum in the diagnosis and treatment of hiatus hernia. Postgrad Med J 1966; 42:765-9. [PMID: 5981052 PMCID: PMC2466114 DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.42.494.765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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