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Retromuskulární plastika kýly v jizvě podle Rivese – naše první zkušenosti

Title in English Retromuscular mesh repair of a hernia in a scar according to Rives--our first experience
Authors

BUČEK Jan JEŘÁBEK Jiří PISKAČ Petr NOVOTNÝ Tomáš

Year of publication 2005
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Rozhledy v chirurgii
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Medicine

Citation
Field Surgery incl. transplantology
Keywords ventral hernia - mesh - tension free
Description The authors present a group of 24 patients with hernias in scars operated from February 2004 to January 2005 (12 months) using a retromuscular reconstruction procedure according to Rives. 20 procedure following central laparotomies and 4 procedures following lateral laparotomies were conducted. The defect sizes ranged from 5 to 16 cm. A polypropylene mesh was used which was placed between the rectus abdominis muscle and the posterior leaf of the rectus abdominis sheath. The mesh was covered by the fascia with a minimum overlap of 5 cm in all directions. The mean follow- up period was six months (1-12 months) and no early relapses were recorderd. The complications rate was acceptable--1x secondary wound healing, 2x seroma, 1x non-transmural MI in a patient with a cardiac ischemic disorder. The retromuscular reconstruction procedure according to Rives appears to be an appropriate method for management of large ventral hernias with excellent results and minimum complications.

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