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Table 3 Status of the front abdominal wall before the operation (for 200 included women)

From: Post-partum abdominal wall insufficiency syndrome (PPAWIS): lessons learned from a single surgeon’s experience based on 200 cases

skin

No striae gravidarum

Striae gravidarum around naval not changing the belly shape

As before with pursing

Striae gravidarum and pursing with the change of the shape

Striae gravidarum and skin flaps

 

37 (18.5%)

32 (16.0%)

76 (38.0%)

42 (21.0%)

13 (6.5%)

Linea alba

Less than 3 cm

3.0–4.9 cm

5.0–6.9 cm

7.0–9.0 cm

More than 9 cm

 

17 (8.5%)

27 (13.5%)

131 (75.5%)

22 (11.0%)

3 (1.5%)

Umbilical hernia

No hernia

Less than 1 cm with preperitoneal fat tissue

1–2 cm

up to 3 cm with hernia sac

Over 3 cm

 

9 (4.5%)

158 (79.0%)

23 (11.5%)

7 (3.5%)

3 (1.5%)