Publications by authors named "F Abo-Alhassan"
Background: Postoperative rectovaginal fistula leads to a loss of patients' quality of life and presents significant challenges to the surgeon. The literature focusing specifically on postoperative rectovaginal fistulas is limited. The objective of the present study is to identify factors that can enhance the success of the management of this postoperative rectovaginal fistula.
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- - The study examines the risk of bowel obstruction after incisional hernia repair (IHR) using intraperitoneal mesh (IPOM), which is the current standard treatment that can enhance quality of life but poses some risks.
- - Researchers compared a group of 815 patients who underwent laparoscopic IHR with IPOM to a control group of 1630 patients with similar surgical histories without IHR, tracking bowel obstruction incidents over five years.
- - Findings indicate that the IPOM group had a significantly higher rate of bowel obstruction (7.36%) compared to the control group (4.42%), suggesting that laparoscopic IPOM increases the risk of bowel obstruction post-surgery.
Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the likelihood of bowel obstruction according to the placement of the mesh (either intraperitoneal or extraperitoneal) in ventral hernia repairs.
Materials And Methods: Patients were divided into two groups, an intraperitoneal (IP) group (mesh placed by laparoscopy or with an open approach) and an extraperitoneal (EP) group, all operated on in the Digestive Surgery Department at the Dijon University Hospital. The primary outcome was the occurrence of an episode of bowel obstruction requiring hospitalization and confirmed by abdominal CT scan.