Preventive anterior abdominal wall repair in recipients of renal allograft

Abstract

AIM: Retrospective analysis of safety and efficacy of preventive anterior abdominal wall repair in recipients of renal allograft. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Kidney transplantation was performed in 396 patients with terminal renal failure within January 2015 - May 2017. Preventive endoprosthetics (PE) was applied in 28 (7.1%) patients. There were 7 women (26.9%) and 19 men (73.1%) aged 25-69 years (mean 44.5 (35, 56) years). Median of body mass index (BMI) was 27.5 (23.9, 29.9) kg/m2. RESULTS: Postoperative morbidity was 42.3%. Complications were mild (type I and II) and did not require invasive treatment. Postoperative morbidity was similar regardless protocol of immunosuppressive therapy (IST). CONCLUSION: Preventive abdominal wall repair after kidney transplantation is effective and safe to prevent postoperative hernia.