[Repair of umbilical hernia in postmenopausal women].

The Authors report their personal experience on the employment of the dual-mesh in PTFE for the treatment of the umbilical hernias in postmenopausal women. The prosthetic repair versus the classic Mayo's technique finds justification for the biostructural deficits of the muscolofascial structures of the women in menopause, due to the reduction of the ovarian function and made worse from previous pregnancies. An evaluation of the trofism of the structures of the abdominal wall and the dimensions of the hernias is however indispensable in the choice of the prosthetic surgery. In our casuistry the reported morbidity due to immediate complications is absolutely negligible. Up to the present, although the follow-up is still short, we have not found recurrences.