TY - JOUR
T1 - Abdominal dermolipectomy in laparotomy with stoma surgery
T2 - case report.
AU - Yazawa, Masaki
AU - Kotake, Kenjiro
AU - Matsui, Takashi
AU - Asaga, Souta
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors gratefully acknowledge the support of the ANDANTE investigators, patients and collaborators. In particular, ANDANTE collaboration include the researchers (listed in alphabetical order, appendix).
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - In cases of morbid obesity, excessive soft tissue in the abdomen forms an apron-like deformity called panniculus because of rapid weight loss due to cancer. In laparotomy with stoma aimed at cancer resection, obesity is reported as a major risk factor of stoma complications, one of the most frequent of which is necrosis. In one patient in whom a laparotomy was performed through a midline incision, the authors also carried out an abdominal dermolipectomy aimed at reducing distortion of the abdominal wall in relation to the stoma. This procedure provided two important advantages for stoma surgery, stability, and better postoperative care by the patient.
AB - In cases of morbid obesity, excessive soft tissue in the abdomen forms an apron-like deformity called panniculus because of rapid weight loss due to cancer. In laparotomy with stoma aimed at cancer resection, obesity is reported as a major risk factor of stoma complications, one of the most frequent of which is necrosis. In one patient in whom a laparotomy was performed through a midline incision, the authors also carried out an abdominal dermolipectomy aimed at reducing distortion of the abdominal wall in relation to the stoma. This procedure provided two important advantages for stoma surgery, stability, and better postoperative care by the patient.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 17429766
AN - SCOPUS:73949088624
VL - 16
SP - 37
EP - 40
JO - Surgical technology international
JF - Surgical technology international
SN - 1090-3941
ER -
