Correction of Diastasis Rectus Abdominis with Tacking the Rectus Sheath and Resection of Excess Skin for Cosmesis

INTRODUCTION: We report a case of diastasis rectus abdominis (DRA), in which the improvement of the appearance was obtained by performing extra skin resection. Case Report. A 30-year-old woman presented persistent abdominal bulging after her second delivery. She was diagnosed as DRA by computed tomo...

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Autores principales: Takaya, Kento, Aramaki-Hattori, Noriko, Yabuki, Hanayo, Wada, Norihito, Sakai, Shigeki, Okabe, Keisuke, Kishi, Kazuo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2020
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7315276/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32607106
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/7635801
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: We report a case of diastasis rectus abdominis (DRA), in which the improvement of the appearance was obtained by performing extra skin resection. Case Report. A 30-year-old woman presented persistent abdominal bulging after her second delivery. She was diagnosed as DRA by computed tomography. We underwent a surgery that tacking the anterior layer of the rectus sheath and resecting excess skin. RESULTS: There has been no clinical evidence of recurrence, and the patient satisfies her abdominal appearance. CONCLUSION: Because DRA is not a true hernia, surgery for DRA should be performed in understanding how patients want to improve their aesthetic appearance.

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