WHERE PATIENTS GET MEDICAL INFORMATION: CHARACTERIZATION OF ONLINE SEARCH RESULTS FOR COMMON HERNIA-RELATED TERMS
Rebecca G Lopez, MD, H. Alejandro Rodriguez, MD, Dustin R Cummings, MD, Andrew S Wright, MD. University of WashingtonBackground: It has become commonplace for patients to arrive to their appointments self-educated on their medical issues. Popular search engine algorithms are not necessarily based on validity or accuracy of information. The aim of this study is… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- 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
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- Podium Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
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
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- Podium Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic removal of infected right lower quadrant mesh
Emanuele Lo Menzo, MD, PhD, Rama Ganga, MD, Samuel Szomstein, MD, Raul Rosenthal, MD. Cleveland Clinic FloridaThis video demonstrates the laparoscopic removal of an infected biologic mesh. The patient is a 44-year-old female that presented to the ED with abdominal pain, paucity of stools and flatus. Nausea vomits and chills. History of trocar site repair… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
LAPAROSCOPIC REPAIR OF A RARE MORGAGNI HERNIA
Logan Rawlins, MD. USAF David Grant Medical CenterThis video demonstrates the laparoscopic repair of a rare Morgagni hernia. The congenital diaphragmatic hernia, which contained omentum and incarcerated transverse colon, was closed primarily with sutures and then underlay mesh after complete resection of the hernia sac.Presented at the SAGES 2017 Annual Meeting in Houston, TX.Abstract ID:… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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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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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic repair of inguinal hernia developed after robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy
Shuto Fujita, MD, Hitoshi Idani, MD, FACS, Kanyu Nakano, MD, Toshihiro Ogawa, MD, Yasuhiro Komatsu, MD, Naoki Mimura, MD, Tetsushi Kubota, MD. Department of Surgery, Hiroshima City Hiroshima Citizens HospitalBackground: Inguinal hernia developed after robot- assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP) have usually been treated by anterior approach. We have introduced a new technique of laparoscopic transabdominal… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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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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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Hybrid pre-peritoneal approach in a thrice recurrent ventral hernia
Chintan Patel, MS, DNB, FMAS, FIAGES, FBMS1, Ajay Bhandarwar, MS, FMAS, FIAGES, FBMS, FICS2, Amol Wagh, MS, FMAS, FIAGES, FBMS, FICS2, Eham Arora, MS2, Shubham Gupta, MS2, Dharmesh Dhanani, MS, FNB1. 1Kiran Multi Super Specialty Hospital & Research Center, Surat, India, 2Grant Government Medical College & Sir JJ Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, IndiaIntroduction: Incisional hernias… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- 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
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- Podium Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Important Anatomical Pointer to reduce complications in laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia repair in Pediatric.
Muhammad Armughan, FCSP, MRCSI, MRCS, Eng1, Malik Muhammad Makki, MD2, Muhammad Tariq, FCPS, Surg, FCPS, uro1, Samia Yunas, MD3, Javed Iqbal, FRCS, FACS1. 1Bahawal Victoria Hospital, Bahawalpur, Pakistan, 2Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Ajman, United Arab Emirates, 3Dr.Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Center,Dubai ,UAEObjective: Introduction of MIS in pediatric age group has been proved feasible and safe.There… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Related factors to the presentation of complications of inguinal hernia repair with TEP technique and self-fixation mesh
Ricardo Manuel Nassar Bechara, Andres Mauricio Garcia Sierra, Ernesto Pinto, Felipe Giron Arango, Juan David Linares, Juan David Hernandez Restrepo. Fundacion Santa FeIntroduction: Hernias are a very common pathology, which can cause severe complications associated with the defect per se to the surgical treatment. The estimated risk of developing inguinal hernias throughout life is about… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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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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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic component Separation in complex ventral hernias. Initial experience in a Hernia Clinic in Colombia.
Evelyn Dorado, MD, Jesica Correa, MD. Fundacion Valle Del LiliINTRODUCTION: Complex hernias require special management, the first 12 months the relapse of primary closure is between 40-50%. Laparoscopic techniques such as the IPOM are reserved for defects of <10 cm, recurrences or major defects require techniques like components separation , which previously were only performed… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
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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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias