A Single Institutional Comparison of Endoscopic and Open Abdominal Component Separation with Risk Stratification
Said C Azoury, MD, Andrew P Dhanasopon, MD, Xuan Hui, MD, MSc, Carla De La Cruz, BS, Justin M Sacks, MD, Kenzo Hirose, MD, Thomas H Magnuson, MD, Caiyun Laio, MD, Monica Lovins, MS, CRNP, Hien T Nguyen, MD. Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital; The Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine; Department of… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
An Observational Study of Latent Inguinal Hernias During Laparoscopic Surgery for Other Sites
Yuka Mine, Fumihiko Fujita, Daisuke Kawahara, Takehiro Mishima, Yasuhiro Torashima, Shinichiro Ito, Shigeki Minami, Kengo Kanetaka, Mitsuhisa Takatsuki, Tamotsu Kuroki, Susumu Eguchi Eguchi. Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. Background: The incidence of inguinal hernia is reported to be approximately 1.5% in the Japanese population. The purpose of this study was… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
An Umbrella Approach to Large Or Massive Incisional Hernias with Open Components Separation and Biologic Mesh Reinforcement
Gordon Lee, BS, Audriene Sanchez, MS, Heidi Ryan, MD, Shawn Tsuda, MD, FACS. University of Nevada School of Medicine. Background: Large (> 10 cm diameter) or massive (> 20 cm diameter) or complex hernias remain a challenge with frequent complications. Ideal patient selection for techniques including open or endoscopic components separation, reinforcement with porous prosthetics… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Complex Laparoscopic Repair of Giant Type IV Hiatal Hernia after Esophagectomy
Fredrick Che, MD, Nojan Toomari, DO, Ninh Nguyen, MD. University of California Irvine Medical Center. 69 year old male with a history of esophageal adenocarcinoma status post laparoscopic and thoracoscopic Ivor Lewis esophagectomy, presented with abdominal pain and symptoms of bowel obstruction. Images performed showed a giant type 4 hiatal hernia with transverse and descending… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Determining the Proper Distance for Trans-abdominal Sutures in Ventral Hernia Repairs: The Higgins Formula
Andrew C McCoy, MD, James Rifenbery, MD, Michael Higgins, MD. Franciscan Health System. Introduction: Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair has become widely used, however one of the more frustrating aspect of the repair is the inability to correctly place trans-abdominal sutures and still maintain the correct tension and placement in the peritoneal surface. This is especially… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Does Concurrent Inguinal Hernia Repair During Robotic Prostatectomy Increase the Risk of Infections?
Steven Garcia, MD, Monica Morgan, MD, Jeffrey A Cadeddu, MD, Claus Roehrborn, MD, Daniel J Scott, MD. UT Southwestern Medical Center. Introduction: Robotic assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP) has been increasingly used to treat prostate cancer. Patients undergoing RALP have been reported to have an incidence of inguinal hernia between 7 to 21 %. Concurrent inguinal… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Early Experience with a New Anatomical Mesh for Endo-laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair
Sujith I Wijerathne, MBBS, MRCS, Narendra Agarwal, MBBS, MS, Dino A Liem, MD, Davide Lomanto, MD, PhD, FAMS. Minimally Invasive Surgery Centre, Department of Surgery, National University Health System, Singapore. Background and objective Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair has advanced over the past decade together with the development of new biomaterials to improve clinical outcome and… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Endoscopic versus Open Component Separation: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Noah J Switzer, MD, Mark A Dykstra, MD, Stephanie Lim, BSc, Erica Lester, MD, Richdeep S Gill, MD, PhD, Christopher De Gara, MB, MS, FRCSC, FACS, Xinzhe Shi, Daniel Birch, MD, FRCSC, Shahzeer Karmali, BSc, MD, MPH, FRCSC, FACS. Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Femoral vs Inguinal Hernia Repair: Long-term Clinical and Quality of Life (QOL) Outcomes From a Prospective, International Database
Joel F Bradley III, MD, K B Williams, MD, B A Wormer, MD, A L Walters, MS, K T Dacey, MHA, B T Heniford, MD, V A Augenstein, MD. Carolinas Medical Center. Introduction: While research devoted to QOL regarding inguinal hernia repair continues to grow, little effort has been invested in QOL outcomes of femoral… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Foramen of Winslow Hernia: A Minimally Invasive Approach
Cristina R Harnsberger, MD, Elisabeth C McLemore, MD, Ryan C Broderick, MD, Peter Yu, MD, Martin A Berducci, MD, Catherine Beck, MD, Hans F Fuchs, MD, Garth R Jacobsen, MD, Santiago Horgan, MD. University Of California, San Diego. Hernias through the Foramen of Winslow have traditionally been managed via an open surgical approach. The case… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Groin Defects Seen At Laparoscopic Extra-peritoneal Dissection During Surgical Treatment of Athletic Pubalgia
Krzysztof J Wikiel, MD, George M Eid. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Background: Over the past thirty years a new disease process, now known as athletic pubalgia or sports hernia has been acknowledged, nevertheless the etiology is still not fully understood. The patients suffering from this ailment, often young and active, present to the physician’s… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Incidence and Risk Factors of Incisional Hernia Formation Following Abdominal Organ Transplantation
Carter T Smith, MD, Micah G Katz, Janet M Bellingham, MD, Bridget Welch, Glen E Leverson, PhD, Luke Funk, MD, MPH, Jacob A Greenberg, MD, EdM. University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics. INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this study is to estimate the incidence of and risk factors for incisional hernia formation following primary abdominal solid organ transplantation.… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Intraoperative Use of Fluorescent Imaging with Indocyanine Green Changes Management of Abdominal Wall Flaps During Open Hernia Repair
Jonathan Cho, MS, Audriene Sanchez, MS, Heidi Ryan, MD, Shawn Tsuda, MD, FACS. Department of Surgery, University of Nevada School of Medicine. BACKGROUND: Wound complications including infection and necrosis remain common during complex open ventral hernia repair. Advancements or enhancements in imaging technology may abate some of these issues but requires more investigation. Laser-assisted fluorescent… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparascopic Flank Hernia Repair
Jonathan P Dean, MD, Bruce Ramshaw, MD, FACS. Halifax Health, Advanced Hernia Solutions. This video presents a variety of laparoscopic flank hernia repairs to demonstrate the principles of wide mesh coverage and secure fixation. In addition, a variety of mesh choices and locations are shown. Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Bochdalek Hernia Repair
David A Santos, MD, Nina N Bowman, DO, Clifford C Eke, MD, FACS. Kaiser Permanente Southern California Fontana/Ontario Medical Center. Background: Bochdalek hernias are rare entities in adults and usually present as bowel obstruction. Asymptomatic hernias, as diagnosed on computed tomography, have an incidence of 0.17% in the general population. The optimal repair of a… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
- Topic:
- Abdominal Wall Hernias