Ambulatory Robotic Ventral Hernia Repair In Morbidly Obese Patients Using Completely Bio- Resorbable Mesh, A MIS Fellow’s Experience with the First 100 cases.
Ibrahim Azer, MD, Thomas Shaknovsky, DO, Frederick Sabido, MD, FACS. Richmond university medical center ,staten island ,New YorkINTRODUCTION: Robotic ventral hernia repair with a Bio-resorbable mesh has an equal or lower recurrence rate compared with permanent mesh at 18 months with no life time risk of mesh infection. Incidences of mesh-related infection after hernia repair… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Comparative Assessment of Pain and Quality of Life after Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair with or without Endoscopic Component Separation
Deborshi Sharma, Dr, Ranvir Singh, Dr, Romesh Lal, Dr. Lady Hardinge Medical CollegeINTRODUCTION - Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair (LVHR) has increased in popularity because of shorter recovery time due to less post-operative pain, wound complication and recurrences. This study aimed to assess and quantify pain and quality of life (QOL) after LVHR with or without… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Total Management of Complex Ventral Hernia 2: Pre-operative Botulinum Toxin A enabling laparoscopic repair of complex ventral hernias
Kristen E Elstner, MBBS, MS1, John W Read, FRANZCR2, Peter H Cosman, FRACS2, Anita Jacombs, MBBS, PhD1, Omar Rodriguez-Acevedo, MBBS1, Nabeel Ibrahim, FRACS, FACS1. 1Hernia Institute Australia, Edgecliff, Australia, 2Macquarie University Hospital, Sydney, AustraliaINTRODUCTION: Despite recent advances in the operative management of complex ventral hernia, these remain a significant challenge for surgeons. Closure of large… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Retromuscular Mesh Placement with Selective Transversus Abdominis Release: A Transcontinental Case Series
Igor Belyansky, MD4, Jorge Daes, MD1, B Ramana, MD2, Victor Radu, MD3, Adam S Weltz, MD4, Nan Wu, MD4, Heidi Miller, MD5, Adrian Park, MD4, Hamid R Zahiri, DO4, Yuri Novitsky, MD5. 1Clinica Porto Azul, 2Belle Vue Clinic, 3Stiinte Medicale, 4Anne Arundel Medical Center, 5Case Medical CenterIntroduction: Minimally invasive ventral and incisional hernia repair techniques… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
The Trend Toward Minimally Invasive Complex Abdominal Wall Reconstruction: Is It Worth It?
Adam S Weltz, MD, Justin Turcotte, MBA, Udai S Sibia, MD, Evgenii Zakharov, MD, Nan Wu, MD, Timothy R Turner, PhD, Adrian Park, MD, Hamid R Zahiri, DO, Igor Belyansky, MD. Anne Arundel Medical CenterIntroduction: Open abdominal wall reconstruction (AWR) was previously one of the only methods available to treat massive ventral hernia with loss… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Financial Implications of Open Ventral Hernia Repair Performed Concomitantly with Common Open Abdominal Procedures
Vashisht V Madabhushi, MD, Margaret A Plymale, DNP, RN, John S Roth, MD, Sara E Johnson, BS, Daniel L Davenport, PhD. University of KentuckyIntroduction: Open ventral hernia repair (VHR) is often performed in conjunction with other abdominal procedures. Clinical outcomes and financial implications of VHR are becoming better understood; however, financial implications of concomitant VHR… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Impact of Incisional Hernia Development Following Abdominal Operations on Healthcare Costs
Vamsi Alli, MD1, Jianying Zhang2, Jiejing Qin2, Dana Telem, MD, MPH3. 1Penn State Milton Hershey Medical Center, 2Analyst, Medtronic, 3University of MichiganBackground: The introduction by the AMA of a category III CPT code (0437T) for prophylactic mesh augmentation (PMA), highlights current efforts to reduce incisional hernia (IH). The value of PMA in the context of… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Feasibility and Reproducibility of Robotic Retromuscular Ventral Hernia (RRVH) Repair
Omar Y Kudsi, MD, MBA, FACS1, Partha Bhurtel, MD2, Georgios Orthopoulos, MD, PhD2, Jigesh Shah, DO2. 1Tufts University School of Medicine, Good Samaritan Medical Center, 2Tufts university School of Medicine, Saint Elizabeth Medical CeterBackground: There is limited data on the value of a robotic approach for complex abdominal wall reconstruction and the ability to reproduce… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Single Incision Laparoscopic Transabdominal preperitoneal mesh hernioplasty for inguinal hernia in 250 Japanese patients.
Kazuo Tanoue, MD, PhD, FACS, Hidenobu Okino, MD, PhD, Masamitsu Kanazawa, MD, PhD, Kiichiro Ueno, MD, PhD. Ueno HospitalBACKGROUND: Inguinal hernia repair is the most common procedure in general and visceral surgery worldwide. Laparoscopic Transabdominal preperitoneal mesh hernioplasty (TAPP) has been also popular surgical method in Japan. Single incision laparoscopic surgery is one of the… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Prospective Evaluation of Poly-4-hydroxybutyrate Mesh in CDC Class I/High- Risk Ventral and Incisional Hernia Repair: 18 Months Follow-up
John S Roth, MD1, Gary Anthone, MD2, Donald J Selzer, MD3, Ben Poulose, MD4, James Bittner, MD5, William Hope, MD6, Robert Martindale, MD7, Raymond Dunn, MD8, Matthew Goldblatt, MD9, Gregory Mancini, MD10, David Earle, MD11, Romanelli John, MD11, Jacob Greenberg, MD12, Eduardo Parra Davila, MD13, John Linn, MD14, Guy Voeller, MD15, Bryan Sandler, MD16. 1University… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
TEP vs TAPP repair of groin hernia- experience of over 1000 cases at a tertiary care centre
Krishna Asuri, MS, Bansal Virinder, MS, Misra Mahesh, MS. all india institute of medical sciencesIntroduction: TEP and TAPP are the two standard techniques for laparoscopic repair of groin hernia. There have been many studies comparing TEP vs TAPP in terms of safety and efficacy, however there are conflicting reports of advantages of one over the… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Contribution of laparoscopy in the treatment of inguinal hernias in the military: about 100 cases
Zatir Soufiane, Koudjeti Rachid. militery university hospital of oranINTRODUCTION: The army needs a young and active population, to the accentuation of the inguinal hernia pathology in the military we have adopted the treatment of inguinal hernias laparoscopic view the postoperative advantages of this surgical approach . PATIENTS AND METHODS: We operated 100 patients for inguinal… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
A Comparison of External Oblique Release and Retrorectus Hernia Repair in Complex Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
David Foulad, MD, Brice Jabo, MD, MPH, Stephanie Keeth, MSN, Daniel Srikureja, MD, Keith Scharf, DO, FACS, Marcos Michelotti, MD, FACS, Esther Wu, MD. Loma Linda University Health, Division of General Surgery, Loma Linda CAINTRODUCTION: Ventral hernia repairs using component separation techniques have gained momentum over the past decades due to their ability to cover… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Total Management of Complex Ventral Hernia 3: Operative Repair of the Complex Ventral Hernia
Kristen E Elstner, MBBS, MS1, John W Read, FRANZCR2, Peter H Cosman, FRACS2, Anita Jacombs, MBBS, PhD1, Omar Rodriguez-Acevedo, MBBS1, Nabeel Ibrahim, FRACS, FACS1. 1Hernia Institute Australia, Edgecliff, Australia, 2Macquarie University Hospital, Sydney, AustraliaINTRODUCTION: Despite recent advances in the operative management of complex ventral hernia, these remain a significant challenge for surgeons. Closure of large… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
The Impact of Intraoperative Factors and Wound Complications On Outpatient Resource Utilization Following Ventral and Incisional Hernia Repair
Sara E Johnson, BS, Margaret A Plymale, DNP, RN, Daniel L Davenport, PhD, Vashisht V Madabhushi, MD, Charlie S Tancula, John S Roth, MD. University of KentuckyIntroduction: Although the majority of patients experience no complications following open ventral and incisional hernia repair (VIHR), the incidence of postoperative surgical site infection (SSI) has been reported to… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias