BACKGROUND: The gold standard treatment for incisional ventral hernia (IVH) is a surgical repair with mesh employment, nevertheless this procedure is burdened by several post-operative complications; among these latter, giant pseudocyst of abdominal wall (GPAW) formation is one of the most rare and its etiopathogenesis remains unclear. CASE REPORT: We describe the case report of a 36 years old, diabetic and obese woman, previously underwent to a csection and IVH repair with on-lay mesh placement, presented to our unit with an asymptomatic left iliac fossa swelling. At ultrasound (US) and CT scan examination it appears to be a subcutaneous cyst of the anterior abdominal wall associated with a recurrent IVH. Therefore, she underwent to a surgical procedure in order to accomplish a complete excision of the lesion along with a repair of the incisional IVH, with a sub-lay mesh positioning. The extensive dead space resulting from the procedure was managed with a quilting suture. No recurrence or complications have been detected at 2 years follow up. CONCLUSION: GPAWs are a rare clinical entity following IVH repair, which occur commonly in female obese patients treated with on-lay mesh positioning. The only effective and definitive treatment is a complete surgical excision along with a correct management of the dead space resulting from the surgical procedure, in order to reduce the recurrence rate. KEY WORDS: Abdominal wall, Incisional hernia, Mesh, Pseudocyst, Surgery.
Il “gold standard” per il trattamento dei laparoceli è l’intervento chirurgico con impiego di protesi, nonostante questo approccio sia gravato da numerose complicanze post-operatorie; tra queste possiamo annoverare le pseudocisti giganti della parete addominale, tale evenienza risulta ancora molto rara e la sua eziopatogenesi riamane non chiara. In questo lavoro descriviamo il caso clinico di una paziente di 36 anni, diabetica ed obesa, precedentemente sottoposta a taglio cesareo e riparazione di laparocele con posizionamento di protesi in sede soprafasciale. La paziente si è presentata presso i nostri ambulatori per la comparsa di un gonfiore asintomatico a livello della fossa iliaca sinistra. Gli approfondimenti CT e ecografico hanno mostrato una cisti sottocutanea localizzata a livello della parete addominale anteriore associata ad un laparocele recidivo. Abbiamo quindi, sottoposto la paziente ad un intervento chirurgico al fine di procedere ad una competa resezione della lesione e alla riparazione del laparocele con posizionamento di protesi retromuscolare. L’ampio spazio morto risultante da questa procedura è stato gestito mediante l’esecuzione di una sutura tra il piano sottocutaneo e la fascia muscolare dell’obliquo esterno. Non abbiamo rilevato alcuna recidiva o complicanza post-operatoria al follow-up a due anni. Le pseudocisti giganti della parete addominale sono una rara entità clinica associata alla riparazione chirurgica dei laparoceli che compaiono prevalentemente in donne obese trattate con posizionamento di protesi soprafasciale. L’unico trattamento efficace e risolutivo è l’intervento chirurgico di resezione completa della lesione e adeguata gestione dello spazio morto risultante dalla dissezione in modo da ridurre il tasso di recidiva.
Beatrice D'Orazio, A.M. (2020). Giant pseudocyst of the abdominal wall following incisional ventral hernia repair: an extremely rare clinical entity. Report of a case. ANNALI ITALIANI DI CHIRURGIA, 91(9).
Giant pseudocyst of the abdominal wall following incisional ventral hernia repair: an extremely rare clinical entity. Report of a case
Beatrice D'Orazio;Andrea Mondello;Guido Martorana;Gloria Terranova;Girolamo Geraci
2020-12-21
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The gold standard treatment for incisional ventral hernia (IVH) is a surgical repair with mesh employment, nevertheless this procedure is burdened by several post-operative complications; among these latter, giant pseudocyst of abdominal wall (GPAW) formation is one of the most rare and its etiopathogenesis remains unclear. CASE REPORT: We describe the case report of a 36 years old, diabetic and obese woman, previously underwent to a csection and IVH repair with on-lay mesh placement, presented to our unit with an asymptomatic left iliac fossa swelling. At ultrasound (US) and CT scan examination it appears to be a subcutaneous cyst of the anterior abdominal wall associated with a recurrent IVH. Therefore, she underwent to a surgical procedure in order to accomplish a complete excision of the lesion along with a repair of the incisional IVH, with a sub-lay mesh positioning. The extensive dead space resulting from the procedure was managed with a quilting suture. No recurrence or complications have been detected at 2 years follow up. CONCLUSION: GPAWs are a rare clinical entity following IVH repair, which occur commonly in female obese patients treated with on-lay mesh positioning. The only effective and definitive treatment is a complete surgical excision along with a correct management of the dead space resulting from the surgical procedure, in order to reduce the recurrence rate. KEY WORDS: Abdominal wall, Incisional hernia, Mesh, Pseudocyst, Surgery.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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