The risk of umbilical hernia and other complications with laparoendoscopic single-site surgery.
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STUDY OBJECTIVE: To estimate the risk of umbilical hernia and other latent complications in women who underwent laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (LESS) for a gynecologic indication. DESIGN: Retrospective, nonrandomized clinical study (Canadian Task Force classification II-2). SETTING: Four tertiary care academic medical centers. PATIENTS: Women undergoing LESS for a benign or malignant gynecologic indication from 2009 to 2011. INTERVENTIONS: A total of 211 women underwent LESS via a single 1.5- to 2.0-cm umbilical incision. All surgeries were performed by advanced gynecologic laparoscopists. Incisions were repaired with a running, delayed absorbable suture. Subject demographics and clinical variables were collected and surgical outcomes analyzed. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Median age and body mass index were 45 years and 30 kg/m(2), respectively. Approximately half of study subjects underwent a hysterectomy with or without salpingo-oophorectomy, and 15% had a diagnosis of cancer. Overall, 0.9% of women were diagnosed with a preoperative umbilical hernia, and 2.4% of women experienced a major perioperative complication. After a median postoperative follow-up time of 16 months, 2.4% had development of an umbilical hernia. However, 4/5 of these women had significant risk factors for fascial weakening independent of LESS, including requirement for a second abdominal surgery in 1 subject and a cancer diagnosis with postoperative chemotherapy administration in 2 subjects. When these subjects deemed "high risk" for incisional disruption were excluded from the analysis, the umbilical hernia rate was 0.5% (1/207). On univariable analysis, obesity was the only factor associated with complications (p = .04). CONCLUSION: When performed by advanced laparoscopic surgeons, laparoendoscopic single-site gynecologic surgery is associated with a low risk of major adverse events. Additionally, the overall umbilical hernia rate was 2.4% and was lower (0.5%) in subjects without significant comorbidities.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Gunderson, CC; Knight, J; Ybanez-Morano, J; Ritter, C; Escobar, PF; Ibeanu, O; Grumbine, FC; Bedaiwy, MA; Hurd, WW; Fader, AN
Published Date
- 2012
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 19 / 1
Start / End Page
- 40 - 45
PubMed ID
- 22033285
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1553-4669
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1016/j.jmig.2011.09.002
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States