DEPENDENCE OF ABDOMINAL CAVITY SIZE ON CONSTITUTION TYPE

Aim. To study the size of abdominal cavity for determination of optimal parameters of median laparotomy. Materials and methods. The work was carried out using the results of anatomometric studies of 30 male corpses of the second period of mature age. Parameters of abdominal cavity in subjects with different types of constitution were studied. Original method for determining the optimal length of median laparotomy depending on the type of constitution and the size of patient's anterior abdominal wall was developed. Results. The depth of abdominal cavity at the level of 10 th rib ends and at the level of the upper anterior spines of huckle-bones was revealed to exceed the depth of abdominal cavity at the level of umbilicus in persons with all the types of constitution. Conclusions. An optimal length of median laparotomy in persons with dolichomorphic type of constitution should be equal to 54 % of the distance between the upper anterior iliac spines, in persons with mesomorphic type of constitution - 37 %, but in those with brachymorphic type of constitution - 33 % of this distance.

Abdominal cavity, median laparotomy, operative angle