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Pre-Operative Characteristics and Their Role In Prolonged Intubation Following Abdominal Wall Reconstruction

Salvatore Docimo, DO, MS, Konstantinos Spaniolas, MD, Maria Alteri, Andrew Bates, Mark Talamini, Aurora Pryor. Stony Brook MedicineIntroduction: Patients undergoing abdominal wall reconstruction are at an increased risk of developing respiratory complications.  Previous studies have demonstrated that postoperative findings, such as an increase in plateau pressure greater than 6 cm H2O following fascial closure, creates… Continue Reading

Type:
Podium Presentations
Topic:
Abdominal Wall Hernias

ROBOTIC-ASSISTED VERSUS LAPAROSCOPIC UNILATERAL INGUINAL HERNIA REPAIR: A COMPREHENSIVE COST ANALYSIS

Walaa F Abdelmoaty, MD, MBA1, Chris Neighorn, MBA1, Christy M Dunst, MD, FACS2, Lee L Swanstrom, MD, FACS2, Chet W Hammill, MD, MCR, FACS3. 1Providence Portland Medical Center, 2The Oregon Clinic, 3Washington University General SurgeryIntroduction: The cost of introducing new surgical technologies plays an important role in their adoption. Technology with higher cost, compared to… Continue Reading

Type:
Podium Presentations
Topic:
Abdominal Wall Hernias

Incidence of Incisional Hernias Following Single Incision versus Traditional Laparoscopic Surgery: a Meta-Analysis

Matthew B Connell1, Rajajee Selvam1, Sunil V Patel2. 1School of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada, 2Department of Surgery, Kingston Health Sciences Centre, Kingston, ON, CanadaBackground: Single incision laparoscopic surgery has been proposed as an alternative to multiport laparoscopic surgery. This approach may increase the risk of incisional hernia due to the larger incision. Objective:… Continue Reading

Type:
Podium Presentations
Topic:
Abdominal Wall Hernias

Evaluating the effect of drainage on the incidence of hematoma and/or seroma after laparoscopic Transabdominal Preperitoneal Inguinal hernia repair

Mehdi Fesharakizadeh, MD1, P Haghighatjoo, MD2, Sh Dolatkhah3, Sh Fesharakizadeh4, H Saeedimotahar1. 1Iranmehr Hospital, Tehran, Iran, 2Kashani Hospital, Shahrekord, Iran, 3Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran, 4San Francisco State University, CA, USABACKGROUND: Both hematoma and /or seroma are well known complications of laparoscopic inguinal hernia surgery, either TAPP or TEP techniques. Management is usually… Continue Reading

Type:
Podium Presentations
Topic:
Abdominal Wall Hernias

Laparoscopic versus open emergent ventral hernia repair: an updated and expanded analysis using the ACS-NSQIP database

David M Pechman, MD, MBA, Lifen Cao, MD, PhD, Carmen Fong, MD, Paul Thodiyil, MD, Burton Surick, MD. Mount Sinai Beth IsraelIntroduction: Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair (VHR) is associated with decreased morbidity and shorter length of stay (LOS) when compared to open VHR. Despite evidence of the benefits of laparoscopy, its utilization in VHR has… Continue Reading

Type:
Podium Presentations
Topic:
Abdominal Wall Hernias

Predictors of Mortality after Elective Ventral Hernia Repair: An Analysis of National Inpatient Sample

Zhamak Khorgami, MD, Benedict Y Hui, MD, Guido M Sclabas, MD. University of Oklahoma - TulsaIntroduction: Ventral hernia (VH) is a common surgical problem and can present both as emergent and elective cases. Deciding between surgery and non-operative management of a non-obstructive VH in a high-risk patient can sometimes be a challenge. The aim of… Continue Reading

Type:
Podium Presentations
Topic:
Abdominal Wall Hernias

Laparoscopic Repair of Recurrent Inguinal Hernia after Ipsilateral Kidney Transplant

Luis F Zorrilla-Nunez, MD, Raul Rosenthal, MD, James Flippin, MD, Ramarao Ganga, MD, Samuel Szosmtein, MD, Emanuele Lo Menzo, MD. Cleveland Clinic FloridaIn this video we demonstrate the safety and feasibility of a transabdominal laparoscopic large inguinal hernia repair after kidney transplant. This is the case of a 69 year old male with a history… Continue Reading

Type:
Podium Video Presentations
Topic:
Abdominal Wall Hernias

LAPAROSCOPIC TRANS-ABDOMINAL RETRO-MUSCULAR REPAIR FOR VENTRAL / INCISIONAL HERNIAS: A NOVEL & PROMISING TECHNIQUE

Ashwin A Masurkar, Dr. Masurkar HospitalINTRODUCTION: There has been a need to devise a feasible, reliable and replicable Laparoscopic technique for Ventral / Incisional hernias; with Retro-muscular mesh placement. The reports of complications with Intra-peritoneal Onlay repair using composite meshes makes Retro-muscular mesh placement a safer option. This study is from a small town private… Continue Reading

Type:
Podium Video Presentations
Topic:
Abdominal Wall Hernias

Giant Inguinal Hernia with Loss of Abdominal Domain

Adam S Weltz, MD1, Zachary Sanford, MD1, Devinder Singh2, Robert Hanley3, David Todd4, Igor Belyansky1. 1Department of Surgery, Anne Arundel Medical Center, 2Department of Plastic Surgery, Anne Arundel Medical Center, 3Department of Urology, Anne Arundel Medical Center, 4Department of Radiology, Anne Arundel Medical CenterIntroduction: Giant inguinoscrotal hernias (GIH) are groin hernias that extend below the… Continue Reading

Type:
Podium Video Presentations
Topic:
Abdominal Wall Hernias

ROBOT ASSISTED LUMBAR WALL HERNIA REPAIR

Ricardo Nassar1, Juan David Hernandez1, Juan David Linares1, Erik B Wilson2, Natan Zundel1, Ernesto Pinto1, Andres M Garcia1. 1Hospital Fundacion Santa Fe De Bogota, 2University of Texas Medical School At Houston57 YEAR OLD PATIENT WITH HISTORY OF CLOSED ABDOMINAL TRAUMA AND TRAUMATIC ILIAC CREST FRACTURE THAT  EVOLVED INTO A TRAUMATIC LUMBAR WALL HERNIA, WE PERFORMED… Continue Reading

Type:
Podium Video Presentations
Topic:
Abdominal Wall Hernias

ROBOTIC ASSISTED REPAIR OF VENTRAL HERNIA AND DIASTASIS RECTI WITH RECTUS ABDOMINIS MOBILIZATION

Hira Ahmad, MD1, Jeremy Eckstein, MD2. 1Cleveland clinic Florida, 2Memorial Regional HospitalIntroduction: The incidence of ventral hernia can range from 2-30%. Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair has been well described in the literature. We aim to present a new technique of robotic repair of ventral hernia in concurrence with repair of diastasis recti with rectus abdominis… Continue Reading

Type:
Podium Video Presentations
Topic:
Abdominal Wall Hernias

Totally transabdominal preperitoneal repair of a large incarcerated inguinal hernia

Danielle T Friedman, MD. Yale School of Medicine - Department of SurgeryLaparoscopic inguinal hernia repair remains controversial despite growing body of literature.  There is a more difficult learning curve compared to open repair.  Current recommendations suggest consideration of laparoscopic approach in female patients due to increased risk of recurrence, thought to be related to the higher… Continue Reading

Type:
Podium Video Presentations
Topic:
Abdominal Wall Hernias

Robotic Repair of Recurrent Interparietal Incisional Flank Hernia

Steve R Siegal, MD, Sean B Orenstein, MD. Oregon Health & Science UniversityA 56 year old female presented with a recurrent left flank incisional hernia. She underwent an anterior approach to spinal surgery and develped an incisional hernia postoperatively. This was initially repaired with onlay polypropylene mesh in an open fashion, but recurred. Though somewhat… Continue Reading

Type:
Podium Video Presentations
Topic:
Abdominal Wall Hernias

Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair: TAPP versus TEP

Girish Bakhshi, MS, Jasmine Agarwal, Ajay Bhandarwar, MS, Amol Wagh, MS, Saurabh Gandhi, MS, Gagandeep Talwar. Grant Government Medical College & Sir J.J. Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, IndiaObjective: Inguinal hernia repair is the most frequently performed operation in general surgery. The surgical technique has evolved significantly over the past few decades. The aim of this… Continue Reading

Type:
Posters
Topic:
Abdominal Wall Hernias

Laparoscopic abdominal drainage in treatment of abdominal wall hernia in cirrhotic patients accompanied by ascites.

Gheorghe Anghelici, PhD, Profesor, Sergiu Pisarenco, Md, Tatiana Zugrav, Md. State University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Nicolae Testemitanu"Background: Management of abdominal wall hernias in cirrhotic patients accompanied by ascites is still under debate. The objective of this study was to compare the outcome in our series of urgently versus scheduled operated treatment of these patients.… Continue Reading

Type:
Posters
Topic:
Abdominal Wall Hernias
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