@article{ref1,
title="Abdominoplasty for treatment of abdominal gun-shot wound sequalae - A case report",
journal="International journal of surgery case reports",
year="2020",
author="Zhitny, V.P. and Iftekhar, N. and Moreno, S. and Stile, F.",
volume="72",
number="",
pages="365-368",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Gun violence is a public health epidemic in the United States with 15,315 non-suicide related deaths reported in 2019 by the Gun Violence Archive. To date, abdominoplasty is primarily a cosmetic procedure, which involves low-lying incision, removal of excess skin, fat, and tissue, and strengthening of the abdominal wall musculature. There currently are limited reports in regard to abdominoplasty as a procedure for scar revision and abdominal deformity repair associated with gunshot related injuries. <br><br>METHODS: An African American female patient, 38 years of age, presented for correction of a wide healed surgical incision and incisional hernia in the midline abdomen. This resulted from a trauma laparotomy in treatment of multiple gunshot wounds. <br><br>RESULTS: Patient presented post-operatively with no complications. She had successful reduction of her incisional hernia using an anatomic repair. Her wide hypertrophic abdominal scar was excised and primarily closed. <br><br>CONCLUSION: In the cases of abdominal hernia and scarring secondary to trauma laparotomies performed for gunshot wounds, abdominoplasty is an option for revision and repair. © 2020 The Author(s)<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2210-2612",
doi="10.1016/j.ijscr.2020.06.056",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2020.06.056"
}