Laparoscopic Parastomal Hernia Repair with Titanium-coated Mesh: Technique Principles and Personal Experiences

Abstract Development of retro muscular space with transversus abdominis release has reached maturity in endoscopic surgery. Next-level reconstruction is adaptation to parastomal hernia repair alone or in conjunction with another abdominal wall hernia repair. We aim to present this extraperitoneal modified mesh technique based on the Sugarbaker principle with video demonstration and share clinical data and results from twenty-four patients operated with this technique within two years from the spring of 2019 to the spring of 2021. 77% patients had para-colostomy hernia and 41% of the patients had accessory repairs for midline or opposite flank hernia. 18% had prophylactic mesh at index operation, 27% were recurrent parastomal hernia and ostomies were formed median 32 months prior to parastomal hernia repair. 72% of the patients were operated robotically and 28% laparoscopically. Median follow up at time for presentation will be 17 months.

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Comparing Sugarbaker versus keyhole mesh technique for open retromuscular parastomal hernia repair: study protocol for a registry-based randomized controlled trial

10.21203/rs.3.rs-970693/v1 ◽

2022 ◽

Author(s):

Benjamin T Miller ◽

Jonah D Thomas ◽

Chao Tu ◽

Adele Costanzo ◽

Lucas A Beffa ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Randomized Controlled Trial ◽

Hernia Repair ◽

Parastomal Hernia ◽

Controlled Trial ◽

Randomized Controlled ◽

Parastomal Hernia Repair ◽

Sugarbaker Technique ◽

Mesh Technique

Abstract BackgroundParastomal hernia, common after stoma creation, negatively impacts patient quality of life. For patients with a permanent stoma, durable parastomal hernia repair remains a challenge, with few high-quality studies for guidance. An alternative to open retromuscular parastomal hernia repair with retromuscular “keyhole” mesh is the recent Sugarbaker modification. We aim to compare these two techniques in a head-to-head prospective study.MethodsThis is a registry-based randomized controlled trial designed to investigate whether the retromuscular Sugarbaker technique is superior to the retromuscular keyhole technique for parastomal hernia repair. The primary study endpoint is parastomal hernia recurrence at two years. Secondary endpoints include hospital length-of-stay, readmission, wound morbidity, mesh-related complications, re-operation, all 30-day morbidity, and patient-reported outcomes, including hernia-related quality of life, stoma-specific quality of life, pain, and decision regret.DiscussionBased on the post hoc analysis of a recent randomized controlled trial, we hypothesize that the retromuscular Sugarbaker technique will reduce parastomal hernia recurrence by 20% at 2 years compared to the retromuscular keyhole mesh technique. The results of this study may provide evidence-based guidance for surgeons repairing parastomal hernias.Trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT03972553. Registered June 3, 2019.

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