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Background <p>Different techniques for complex abdominal wall repair are utilised including intraoperative fascial traction (IFT) as the latest development. Despite increasing case numbers for IFT across Europe, long-term data especially on recurrence rates are not available yet.</p> Methods <p>Follow-up data from five different German hernia centers between 12/2019 and 9/2023 were assessed. All patients received Rives-Stoppa repair (RSR) and IFT intraoperatively with an additional transverse abdominis muscle release (TAR) in some cases. 30-day postoperative outcome data were retrospectively collected Standardized follow-up was performed after a minimum of 3 months including clinical examination and standardized ultrasound.</p> Results <p>A total of 100 patients were included in the study. The mean age was 60.7 ± 14.3 years; the mean BMI was 31.3 ± 7.3&#xa0;kg/m² with a mean follow-up of 19.7 ± 10.7 months. The mean defect width was 15.8 ± 5.2&#xa0;cm. In 94% of the patients complete fascial closure was achieved; in 28% an additional TAR procedure was necessary During follow-up, 2 recurrences were found. The surgical site occurrence (SSO) rate was 33% including mainly seromas (54.5%) and surgical site infections (SSI) of 9% Comparing the groups of IFT + TAR and IFT + RSR a significantly higher incidence of SSO was found in the TAR group (50% vs. 26.4%, <i>p</i>&lt;0.01).</p> Conclusions <p>This study, which is the first long-term follow-up, shows very promising results of the innovative IFT technique in terms of closure rate, wound morbidity, and recurrence rate.</p>

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Follow-up of complex hernia repair with intraoperative fascial traction

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    2025年5月2日

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  • Guido Woeste,
  • Sandrina Dascalescu,
  • Felix Wegner,
  • Hansjörg Meier,
  • Nihad Sardoschau,
  • Adrien Kiehle,
  • Halil Dag,
  • Zaid Malaibari,
  • Henning Niebuhr

摘要

Background

Different techniques for complex abdominal wall repair are utilised including intraoperative fascial traction (IFT) as the latest development. Despite increasing case numbers for IFT across Europe, long-term data especially on recurrence rates are not available yet.

Methods

Follow-up data from five different German hernia centers between 12/2019 and 9/2023 were assessed. All patients received Rives-Stoppa repair (RSR) and IFT intraoperatively with an additional transverse abdominis muscle release (TAR) in some cases. 30-day postoperative outcome data were retrospectively collected Standardized follow-up was performed after a minimum of 3 months including clinical examination and standardized ultrasound.

Results

A total of 100 patients were included in the study. The mean age was 60.7 ± 14.3 years; the mean BMI was 31.3 ± 7.3 kg/m² with a mean follow-up of 19.7 ± 10.7 months. The mean defect width was 15.8 ± 5.2 cm. In 94% of the patients complete fascial closure was achieved; in 28% an additional TAR procedure was necessary During follow-up, 2 recurrences were found. The surgical site occurrence (SSO) rate was 33% including mainly seromas (54.5%) and surgical site infections (SSI) of 9% Comparing the groups of IFT + TAR and IFT + RSR a significantly higher incidence of SSO was found in the TAR group (50% vs. 26.4%, p<0.01).

Conclusions

This study, which is the first long-term follow-up, shows very promising results of the innovative IFT technique in terms of closure rate, wound morbidity, and recurrence rate.