Os autores apresentam um estudo retrospectivo de 79 pacientes portadores de distrofias abdominais acompanhadas ou não de hérnias, operados no período compreendido entre 01/06/94 a 31/12/96. A idade média foi de 46 anos. A hérnia incisional isoladamente e o abdome distrófico (em avental) foram o principal objetivo do estudo. Enfatizam a importância da dermolipectomia abdominal para a completa recuperação do paciente bem como demonstram facilitar o manuseio técnico das hérnias. A técnica da transposição peritônio-aponeurótica longitudinal bilateral (técnica de Lázaro da Silva) foi utilizada para as grandes hérnias incisionais. É uma técnica já consagrada, que consta de três planos de suturas sem superposição dos mesmos. Sua recidiva em cinco anos de seguimento tem sido em tomo de 5% segundo estudos do próprio autor. A grande vantagem técnica é que, usando o saco herniário (quanto maior e mais espesso, melhor) como fechamento e reforço do anel, evita-se o uso de prótese com todos os inconvenientes da mesma (fístulas, rejeições etc.) Uma variante desta técnica, para as hérnias com anel herniário de até 10cm, é proposta pelos autores, e consiste no fechamento do anel e reforço da sutura com o saco herniário, em jaquetão. A vantagem seria a facilidade de execução e diminuição do tempo operatório, além de evitar dissecções extensas das camadas aponeuróticas. Quando o anel herniário alcançar 10cm e existir ligeira tensão, deve-se realizar incisão relaxadora na aponeurose anterior dos retos e recobrir a superfície cruenta com o próprio saco herniário que deverá estar íntegro. Esta técnica ainda requer maior observação clínica. É feita a revisão dos resultados dos procedimentos realizados isoladamente e acompanhados com dermolipectomia abdominal: 63 pacientes (81,66%) evoluíram sem complicações, cinco recidivas (6,3%); um caso de hematoma extenso (1,26%); dois casos de abscesso de parede em operações sem dermolipectomia (2,5%); uma necrose de linha média+embolia pulmonar (1,26%); e um óbito por embolia pulmonar (1,26%).

The authors present a retrospective study of 79 patients with abdominal dystrophies, both with and without hernias, operated on from June 1st, 1994 to December,31,1996. Their average age was 47 years. The incisional hernia it self and the dystrophic abdomen were principal objects of the study. The authors show the importance of abdominal dermolipectomy for the complete recovery of the patient as well as demonstrate how it facilitates the technical manipulation of hernias. The technique of bilateral, longitudinal peritonio-aponeurotic transposition (the technique of Alcino Lázaro da Silva) was used for large incisional hernias. This technique has been approved by its good results (5% of relapses in five years of follow up according the author). In this technique we use three levels of suture without superposing each other. The great advantage of the technique is that we use the herniary sac itself to close the ring and to strengthen. It avoids the use of meshes and the its complications (rejections, fistulas, etc.). A variation of this technique, for hernias with a hernial ring up to 10cm, is proposed by the authors, which consists in the closure of the ring and the reinforcement of the suture with the hernial sac overlapping its edge. The advantage is the facility of performing, reductions in the operative time and to avoid large dissections of the aponeurotic layer. When the herniary ring is 10cm or bigger it is possible to slack the tension by making a relaxing incision over on the anterior rectum abdominal aponeurosis and covering the wide area with the hernial sac. A review is made of the results of these procedures done associated with abdominal dermolipectomy isolated. The results are: 63 patients recovered without complications (81.66%), three relapsed (3.8%), one of extensive hematoma (1.26%), one necrosis of the midline with respiratory failure (1%), one little stitch gap (1.26%), two umbilical stenosis (3.33%), two wound abscess (2.5%), one cutaneous fistula (1.26%) and one death from pulmonary embolism (1.66%).

The authors present a retrospective study of 60 patients with abdominal dystrophies, both with and without hernias, operated on in the period between 01 June 1994 and 30 January 1996. Their average age was 47 years. The incision at hernia itself and the dystrophic abdomen were the principal objects of the study. The authors show the importance of abdominal dermolipectomy for the complete recovery of the patient as well as demonstrate how it facilitates the technical manipulation of hernias. The technique of bilateral, longitudinal peritonio-aponeurotic transposition {the technique of Alcíno Lázaro da Silva) was used for large incisional hernias. A variation of this technique, for hernias with a hernial ring of up to 10 cm, is proposed by the authors, which consists in the closing of the ring and the reinforcement of the suture with the hernial sac. A revision is made of the results of these procedures realized in isolation and accompanied with abdominal dermolipectomy. Forty-nine recovered without complications (81.66%), three relapsed (5%), one necrosis of the midline with respiratory failure (1.67%), one little stitch gap (1,67%), two umbilical stenosis (3,33%), two wound abscess (3.33%), one cutaneous fistula (1,67%) and one death from pulmonary embolism (1.66%).