Late outcomes of parastomal hernia repair

AIM: to assess late results of parastomal hernia repair using Sugarbaker’s technique modifications.PATIENTS AND METHODS: prospective non-randomised study included 60 patients with parastomal hernia, which underwent surgery in 2013-2019. Patients were divided in two groups. The control group included 30 patients with “classic” Sugabacker method, the main group included 30 patients with Sugarbaker’s procedure added by suture of abdominal wall defect. Both groups were homogenous by age, gender, hernia size, type of primal disease and preoperative quality of life (EQ-5D-5L). The efficacy of the treatment was estimated by recurrence rate and quality of life 1 and 2 years after surgery.RESULTS: the recurrence rate in the main group was significantly lower after 1 and 2 years (3 vs 13; p = 0.01). Quality of life in the main group was significantly higher after the first year of follow-up (the median of the weighted coefficient 0.92 vs 0.89; p = 0.04) and this trend has preserved 2 years after surgery.CONCLUSION: suture of abdominal wall defect in Sugarbaker’s procedure for parastomal hernia reduces recurrence rate significantly and provides better quality of life.