METHOD FOR RETAINING UMBILICUS IN OPERATIONS ON THE OCCASION OF DIASTASIS OF MUSCULUS RECTUM ABDOMINIS

摘要

FIELD: medicine. SUBSTANCE: method involves making circular skin cut around the umbilicus, cut radius being equal to 2-3 cm. Subcutaneous fat is dissected along the cut in cone down to the white line separating the umbilical ring. The separated umbilicus being retained, skin excess is removed together with subcutaneous fat by making two semioval cuts all over the whole diastasis of musculus rectum abdominis The white line is fixed above and below the umbilical ring. The retained umbilicus skin is sutured to the external skin boundary. EFFECT: enhanced effectiveness of operation.