Abdominoplasty and prosthetic repair of large abdominal hernias Preliminary results of a prospective study

T. Nassim Sabah1*, K. Tourabi1, B. Abir1, M. Lakouichmi1, A. Abouchadi1 , R. El Barni2, M. Lahkim2, J. Fassi Fihri2, M. Ramraoui2, A. El Guazzar2, A. El Khader2, A. Achour2
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Introduction: The hernias of the abdominal wall covered with surgical treatment. Several surgical
techniques have been proposed to correct the parietal defect at first, then the excess damaged skin
in a second time.Materials and methods: We prospectively studied the contribution of the addition
of two techniques to handle large unsightly abdominal hernias. We evaluated operative time,
hospital stay, postoperative complications, recurrence rates, cosmetic outcome and
satisfaction.Results: The results obtained in this study of 23 patients were recruited an average
procedure time of 3 hours and a half, an average hospital stay of five days, the rate of postoperative
complications of 4.35%, a rate of recurrence 4.35% and a satisfaction rate of 91.30%.Conclusion:
The plasty intraperitoneal plate associated with the abdominoplasty is a well tolerated technique,
reproducible, easy to learn and comes with a low rate of postoperative complications and
recurrence.