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SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES
卷 35, 期 7, 页码 4028-4034出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-021-08393-2
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Diastasis recti; Surgical technique; Abdominal wall reconstruction
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- Universita degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza within the CRUI-CARE Agreement
Diastasis recti is a common abdominal wall defect in pregnant women, causing lower back pain and discomfort. Our fully laparoscopic technique, combining traditional methods with minimally invasive surgery, has shown promising results in treating this condition.
Background Diastasis recti is an abdominal wall defect that occurs frequently in women during pregnancy. Patients with diastasis can experience lower back pain, uro-gynecological symptoms, and discomfort at the level of the defect. Diastasis recti is diagnosed when the inter-rectus distance is > 2 cm. Several techniques, including both minimally invasive and open access surgical treatment, are available. Abdominoplasty with plication of the anterior rectus sheath is the most commonly used, with the major limitation of requiring a wide skin incision. The new technique we propose is a modification of Costa's technique that combines Rives-Stoppa principles and minimally invasive access using a surgical stapler to plicate the posterior sheaths of the recti abdominis. Methods It is a fully laparoscopic technique. The pneumoperitoneum is induced from a sovrapubic trocar, placed using an open access technique. The posterior rectus sheath is dissected from the rectus muscle using a blunt dissector to create a virtual cavity. The posterior sheets of the recti muscles are plicated using an endo-stapler. A mesh is then placed in the retromuscular space on top of the posterior sheet without any fixation. Using a clinical questionnaire, we analyzed the outcomes in 74 patients who underwent minimally invasive repair for diastasis of the rectus abdominis sheath. Results Seventy-four patients (9 men and 65 women) were treated using this technique. Follow-up was started two months after surgery. All procedures were conducted successfully. There were no major complications or readmissions. No postoperative infections were reported. There were two recurrences after six months. There was a significant reduction in symptoms. Conclusions This new method is feasible and has achieved promising results, even though a longer follow-up is needed to objectively assess this technique.
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