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Subcutaneous fat area as a risk factor for extraction site incisional hernia following gastrectomy for gastric cancer

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Abstract

Purpose

To identify the incidence of extraction site incisional hernia following gastrectomy for gastric cancer and its significant risk factors, including the subcutaneous fat area.

Methods

We reviewed data gathered prospectively on patients with gastric cancer, who underwent gastrectomy between 2008 and 2012 at Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan. The subcutaneous fat area (SFA) and visceral fat area (VFA) were measured using axial computed tomography at the level of the L4 and L3 transverse processes, and the L2–L3 intervertebral disc. The primary endpoint of the rate of extraction site incisional hernia was based on the computed tomography and clinical data including hospital follow-up reports.

Results

After applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 320 patients were included in this retrospective analysis: 3.1% (10/320) had extraction site incisional hernias after a mean follow-up of 11 months. Multivariate analysis revealed that age and the SFA were independent risk factors (age ≥ 70.5 years: P = .013, odds ratio: 9.116, 95% confidence interval 1.581–52.553; L4 SFA ≥ 124 cm2: P = .004, odds ratio: 13.752, 95% confidence interval 2.290–82.582).

Conclusion

Age and the SFA were independent risk factors for extraction site incisional hernia in patients undergoing gastrectomy for gastric cancer.

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  1. Department of Surgery and Oncology, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

    Sheryl Valencia, Koji Shindo, Taiki Moriyama, Kenoki Ohuchida, Lei Yao, Takao Ohtsuka, Shuji Shimizu & Masafumi Nakamura

  2. Department of Clinical Radiology, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

    Daisuke Tsurumaru

  3. St. Luke’s Medical Center, Quezon City, Philippines

    Michael Chua

  4. National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

    Hsiang-Chih Chen

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Valencia, S., Shindo, K., Moriyama, T. et al. Subcutaneous fat area as a risk factor for extraction site incisional hernia following gastrectomy for gastric cancer. Surg Today 50, 1418–1426 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00595-020-02039-x

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