[Excision of giant desmoid in the abdominal wall, method of abdominal wall reconstruction, and follow-up of long-termed effect] in Chinese

Summary

Clinical and follow-up data of 24 patients with giant desmoid in the abdominal wall underwent radical removal and immediate abdominal wall reconstruction in Diagnostic and Therapeutic Center of Hernia and Abdominal Wall Diseases, First Affiliated Hospital of People's Liberation Army General Hospital from October 2006 to October 2016 were analyzed retrospectively. All of desmoids were removed radically and proved by the rapid pathologic examination. All of defects were repaired with compound synthetic prosthesis using bridging procedure. Radical removal for patients with giant desmoid in the abdominal wall is an ideal therapeutic method, and compound synthetic patch can be used to repair huge abdominal wall defect, even the defect compromised all of abdominal wall. The long-termed follow-up results showed these procedures had not put bad influence on the quality of patients' life.