18 MONTHS FOLLOW UP OF INCISIONAL HERNIA REPAIR USING P4HB IN PATIENTS AFTER LIVER TRANSPLANTATION
Thomas S Auer, MD, James E Waha, MD, Erwin Mathew, MD, Daniela Kniepeiss, MD, MBA, FEBS, Peter Schemmer, MD, MBA, FACS. Department of Surgery, Medical University GrazIntroduction: The challenges in hernia following liver transplantation are the types of incision, surgical site infection due to immunosuppressants and the multimorbidity these patients often present with. Therefore, patients… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
A case report of TEP procedure by 3mm laparoscope for postoperative pain suppression and for economical outcome
Hideto Oishi, MD, PhD, Takayuki Iino, MD, PhD. Murayama Medical Center, National Hospital OrganizationObjective: Using 3mm laparoscopic TEP procedure, we describe an effectiveness of postoperative pain suppression. We usually performed the TEP procedure for inguinal hernia cases who had no post history of operation in preperitoneal space, and who had been able to undergo general… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
A Prospective, Multi-Center Trial of a Long-Term Bioabsorbable Mesh with Sepra Technology in Challenging Laparoscopic Ventral or Incisional Hernia Repair
William W Hope, MD1, A G El-Ghazzazy, MD2, B A Winterstein, MD3, J A Blatnik, MD4, S S Davis, MD5, J A Greenberg, MD6, N C Sanchez, MD7, E M Pauli, MD8, D M Tseng, MD9, K A LeBlanc, MD10, K E Roberts, MD11, C E Bower, MD12, E Parra-Davila, MD13, J S Roth, MD14,… Continue Reading
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A Systematic Review of RCTs evaluating Laparoscopic repair of Inguinal Hernias with Self-gripping mesh versus mechanically fixed ‘lightweight’ mesh in the treatment of medium to large sized defects.
Nehemiah Samuel, Mr, Maria Tsachiridi, Miss, Ajay Gupta, Fayyaz Mazari, Mr, Antonio Durham-Hall, Miss, Srinivasan Balachandra, Mr. Doncaster Royal InfirmaryBackground: In Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia (LIH) surgery, the type of mesh and its fixation techniques have been long debated in context to post-operative pain, recurrence, shrinkage, and migration. The relatively new Self-gripping mesh is intended to… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
AN ANALYSIS OF THE INTERVAL BETWEEN MAJOR ABDOMINAL OPERATIONS AND HERNIA REPAIR
Jenny M Shao, MD1, Chris Devulapalli, MD1, Anne Fabrizio, MD1, Hepzibha Alexander, BSN2, Sameer Desale3, Mohammed Bayasi, MD1, Lynt B Johnson, MD, MBA1, Parag Bhanot, MD1. 1Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, 2Georgetown University School of Medicine, 3Medstar Health Research InstituteINTRODUCTION: Patients undergoing major abdominal surgery have increased risk of developing incisional hernias, which can be associated… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
BMI THRESHOLD FOR COMPLICATIONS AFTER OPEN VENTRAL HERNIA REPAIR
Rumbidzayi Nzara, MD, Sowmya R Rao, PhD, Luise I Pernar, MD. Boston University School of MedicineINTRODUCTION – While it is clear that extreme obesity is associated with increased postoperative complications after open ventral hernia repair (VHR), the threshold BMI beyond which complications increase is not certain. Predominantly single institution data has been evaluated to address… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Comparative Study of Tacker versus Glue Fixation of Mesh In Laparoscopic Intra-peritoneal Onlay Mesh Repair Of Ventral Hernias
Eham Arora, MS1, Jalbaji More, MS1, Shubham Gupta, MS1, Jasmine Agarwal1, Gagandeep Talwar1, Chintan Patel, MS2. 1Grant Government Medical College & Sir J.J. Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, India, 2Kiran Multi-super Speciality Hospital and Research Centre, IndiaOBJECTIVE: The dilemma always persists regarding choice of fixation technique in ventral hernia. So we conducted a comparative prospective study of… Continue Reading
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Comparison of permanent or absorbable tack fixation when used alone or with suture fixation in laparoscopic ventral hernia using the Americas Hernia Society Quality Collaborative (AHSQC)
Jordan A Bilezikian, MD, Irene L Israel, MD, William F Powers, MD, William B Hooks, MD, William W Hope, MD. New Hanover Regional Medical CenterMesh fixation in ventral incisional hernia is a topic of ongoing debate. Permanent and absorbable tacks are acceptable and widely used methods for mesh fixation. The purpose of this study was… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Comparison of Robotic-assisted, Laparoscopic and Open Surgery in Primary Inguinal Hernia Repair
Liam T Knott, MD1, I-Fan Shih, MS, PT2, Chao Song, MS3, T. Paul Singh, MD, FACS1. 1Albany Medical Center, 2UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, 3Global Health Economics & Outcomes ResearchObjectives: Inguinal hernia repair (IHR) is a commonly performed surgical procedure by general surgeons worldwide. The outcomes of hernia recurrence have been difficult to quantitate.… Continue Reading
CORRELATION OF ULTRASOUND RESULTS WITH INTRAOPERATIVE FINDINGS IN PRIMARY GROIN HERNIAS
Maia S Anderson, MD1, Arielle E Kanters, MD, MS1, Jonathan Melendez, BS2, Dana A Telem, MD, MPH1. 1University of Michigan Department of Surgery, 2University of Michigan Medical SchoolINTRODUCTION: Studies have demonstrated wide variability in the sensitivity and specificity of ultrasound in determining the presence of groin hernias. Further, analyses of the accuracy of this modality… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
DOES RE-ANIMATING LAPAROSCOPIC MESH IN LOCAL ANESTHETIC CONFER AN ANTIMICROBIAL EFFECT?
Gary Ko, MD, Darren Siu, BScH, Lewis Tomalty, PhD, David Robertson, MD. Queen's UniversityINTRODUCTION: Previous studies have demonstrated that local anesthetics have antimicrobial effects, but there have been none looking at these effects on hernia mesh. METHODS: The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of lidocaine, bupivacaine, and cefazolin were determined on strains of methicillin-sensitive and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Efficacy of single-incision totally extraperitoneal repair for incarcerated inguinal hernia
Masaki Wakasugi, Yujiro Nakahara, Masaki Hirota, Takashi Matsumoto, Hiroyoshi Takemoto, Ko Takachi, Kiyonori Nishioka, Satoshi Oshima. Department of Surgery, Kinki Central HospitalPurpose: To evaluate the efficacy of single-incision laparoscopic surgery for totally extraperitoneal repair (SILS-TEP) of incarcerated inguinal hernia. Patients and Methods: Clinical setting A retrospective analysis of 14 patients undergoing SILS-TEP for incarcerated hernia… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Emergency laparoscopic surgery in adult patients with massive organ herniation into thoracic cavity
Eun Young Kim, MD. Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of KoreaWe herein report two cases of emergency laparoscopic surgery in adult patients with massive organ herniation into thoracic cavity. Case 1. A 43 years old female with one day history of epigastric pain admitted in the… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Endo-laparoscopic approach for repair of femoral hernia in an Asian cohort
Sujith Wijerathne, Raquel Maia, Hrishikesh Salgaonkar, Wee Boon Tan, Lynette Loo, Davide Lomanto. National University Hospital, SingaporeIntroduction: A femoral hernia is a less common type of hernia. It is estimated to account for less than 5% of all abdominal wall hernias. Only about 1 in every 20 groin hernias are femoral hernias. They are found more commonly in females due to… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Endoscopic-assisted Debridement as a Definitive Treatment for Recurrent Fluid Collections After Ventral Hernia Repair
Manuel Garcia, MD, Jeffrey Quigley, DO, Daniel Srikureja, Marcos Michelotti, MD, FACS. Loma Linda University HealthIntroduction: Seroma formation and subsequent mesh non-incorporation are troublesome complications after complex ventral hernia repair with synthetic mesh placement. Although many times seroma will resolve spontaneously, failure of medical management often necessitates surgical intervention. Case report: 39 year male presented… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias