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Comparative Study between Outcomes of Abdominoplasty with or without Use of Diuretics in Postoperative Treatment

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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Background: Seroma formation is a common complication after abdominoplasty and is associated with delayed wound healing, infection, skin flap necrosis, patient discomfort and repeated visits to the outpatient clinic to deal with seroma and its sequelae. Closing the dead space after abdominoplasty seems to be key in reducing seroma and its complications. Objective: The aim of this study was to compare outcome amount of serous fluid in the drain and incidence of seroma post abdominoplasty with and without use of spironolactone in medical treatment in postoperative period. Patients and Methods: This study was conducted on 40 patients who underwent classical abdominoplasty without use of mesh, all laboratory and radiological investigations were done. Patients were divided into two groups group A involved 20 patients who didn't take spironolactone and group B included 20 patients that had taken spironolactone for 15 days postoperative. Results: In group A, there were 3 males and 17 females and mean age was 34 ± 8.6 years. Group B consisted of 5males and 15 females, their mean age was 40 ± 10.8. BMI was 13 patients >25 in group A and in group B was 6 cases >25. There is small paraumbilical hernia in 4 patients in group A and in 3 patients in group B. Group B who took spironolactone showed significant improvement in outcome including volume of fluid in the drain, time of removal of drain and no occurrence of flap edema. Conclusion: There was statistically significant decrease in the incidence of seroma formation after abdominoplasty with the use of spironolactone postoperative.

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10.21608/ejhm.2019.30290

Keywords

Abdominoplasty, seroma, diuretics, Spironolactone

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Abd El Fattah

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Morsi

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Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University

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doc_amsmk82@yahoo.com

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75

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2

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5203

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2019-04-01

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2019-04-16

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2019-04-01

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2,231

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2,235

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1687-2002

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2090-7125

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606

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The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine

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https://ejhm.journals.ekb.eg/

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Comparative Study between Outcomes of Abdominoplasty with or without Use of Diuretics in Postoperative Treatment

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22 Jan 2023