BACKGROUND: Abdominal hernias are a common disease among cirrhotic patients, because of malnutrition and persistently high intra-abdominal pressure due to ascites. When tense ascites is present, life-threatening complications are likely to occur. In such cases, the morbidity and mortality rates are high. OBJECTIVE: We describe 3 cirrhotic patients with rare complicated hernias that needed surgical repair. We discuss optimal timing for surgical approaches and the necessity of ascites control before surgery, as well as the technical details of the procedures. METHOD: Review of hospital charts of selected rare cases of herniae in cirrhotic patients. CONCLUSION: Elective surgical approaches can treat even uncommon hernias in cirrhotic patients with good results.
BACKGROUND:Abdominal hernias are a common disease among cirrhotic patients, because of malnutrition and persistently high intra-abdominal pressure due to ascites. When tense ascites is present, life-threatening complications are likely to occur. In such cases, the morbidity and mortality rates are high. OBJECTIVE: We describe 3 cirrhotic patients with rare complicated hernias that needed surgical repair. We discuss optimal timing for surgical approaches and the necessity of ascites control before surgery, as well as the technical details of the procedures. METHOD: Review of hospital charts of selected rare cases of herniae in cirrhoticpatients. CONCLUSION: Elective surgical approaches can treat even uncommon hernias in cirrhotic patients with good results.
Authors: Wellington Andraus; Rafael Soares Pinheiro; Quirino Lai; Luciana B P Haddad; Lucas S Nacif; Luiz Augusto C D'Albuquerque; Jan Lerut Journal: BMC Surg Date: 2015-05-21 Impact factor: 2.102
Authors: Rafael Soares Pinheiro; Wellington Andraus; Daniel Reis Waisberg; Lucas Souto Nacif; Liliana Ducatti; Vinicius Rocha-Santos; Márcio A Diniz; Rubens Macedo Arantes; Jan Lerut; Luiz Augusto Carneiro D'Albuquerque Journal: Ann Med Surg (Lond) Date: 2019-11-22
Authors: Wellington Andraus; Luciana Bertocco de Paiva Haddad; Oscar Cavalcante Ferro; Luiz Augusto Carneiro D'Albuquerque Journal: Case Rep Med Date: 2012-10-18