Mesh Fixation with a Barbed Anchor Suture Results in Significantly Less Strangulation of the Abdominal Wall
Calvin Lyons, MD, Rohan Joseph, MD, Nilson Salas, MD, Patrick R Reardon, MD, Barbara L Bass, MD, Brian J Dunkin, MD. The Methodist Hospital Introduction: Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair using an underlay mesh frequently requires suture fixation across the abdominal wall which results in significant postoperative pain. This study investigated the utility of a novel… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Repair of Old Traumatic Diaphragmatic Hernia
Takeshi Naitoh, MD FACS, T Onogawa, MD, H Yoshida, MD, S Ottomo, MD, T Morikawa, MD, S Kimura, M Unno, MD. Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Hospital The patient was mid 30's year-old male. He was carried to the emergency room of our hospital with severe epigastralgia and back pain. Abdominal CT scan showed prolapsed… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Use of Light Weight, Partially Absorbable Mesh in Open Inguinal Hernia Repair: One Year Prospective Data with the Cousin 4ddome™
Florias A Morfesis, MD, Brian P Rose, BSc. Owen Drive Surgical Clinic of Fayetteville/East Carolina University Introduction: Over the past 24 months, we have cataloged 80 open inguinal hernia repairs using the Cousin 4DDOME. Since May 2009, we have documented the pre-operative and post-operative pain of patients repaired using this product based on the simple… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Diaphragmatic Hernia Repair
Yoshikazu Hashimoto, MD, Toshiyuki Mori, MD, Kouitirou Kojima, MD, Nobutsugu Abe, MD, Osamu Yanagida, MD, Tadahiko Masi, MD, Masanori Sugiyama, MD. Kyorin University Congenital diaphragmatic hernias occur through embryologic defects in the diaphragm. A subset of adults (about10%) may present with a congenital hernia undetected during childhood. In adulthood, they are diagnosed incidentally or when… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Repair of Diaphragmatic Hernia After Cardiac Transplant and Lvad Explantation
Philip Bao, MD, Kevin Watkins, MD. Stony Brook University Medical Center Diaphragmatic hernia after cardiac transplantation and left ventricular assist device (LVAD) explantation is reported to occur at a rate of approximately 5-15%. This video describes the case of a 57 year old man approximately one year after transplant and LVAD removal who presented with… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Repair of Morgagni Hernia
Salman Al-Sabah, MD MBA FRCSC, LS Feldman, MD, MC Vassiliou, MD, LE Ferri, MD, GM Fried, MD. McGill University The laparoscopic approach for repair of Morgagni hernia avoids the morbidity of laparotomy. This video illustrates the case of a 72 years old woman with upper abdominal pain and a large Morgagni hernia was diagnosed on… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Surgical Management of Large Hiatal Hernia After a Failed Anti-Reflux Surgery
Arpad Juhasz, MD PhD, Abhishek Sundaram, MBBS MPH, Masato Hoshino, MD, Tommy H Lee, MD, Sumeet K Mittal, MD. Department of Surgery, Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA Background: The objective of this study was to evaluate outcomes for patients who underwent re-operative intervention after a failed anti-reflux surgery and had a large recurrent… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparo-Endoscopic Single Site (less) Giant Hiatal Hernia with Nissen Fundoplication
Sharona B Ross, MD, Harold Paul, BS, Natalie Donn, BS, Alxander S Rosemurgy, MD. University of South Florida & Tampa General Hospital LESS surgery represents a paradigm shift in minimally invasive surgery; it improves cosmesis, reduces pain and shortens recovery time. LESS surgery is applied to various laparoscopic operations including Nissen fundoplication for the treatment… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
The Use of Prosthetic Materials As a Prevention of Incisional Hernias After Stoma Take Down
Morris E Franklin, JR, MD FACS, Karla Russek, MD, Jojy George, MD. Texas Endosurgery Institute Aims: The incidence of hernias on the stoma site ranges from 5 to 50% and only 10% of these require surgical treatment. Many kinds of repair for stomal hernias have been proposed. Whatever treatment is chosen, most of the time,… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair Using Ultra-Light Weight Polypropylene Mesh: A Single Surgeon Experience in a University Hospital
Yusuf Gunay, MD, Alyssa Capper, BA, Isaac Samuel, MD, Mohammad K Jamal, MD. University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA. Introduction: Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair (LVHR) with mesh is gaining popularity given superior cosmetic and long term outcomes. There are several kinds of mesh and various techniques available for performing LVHR. The aim… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Meta-Analysis of Studies Looking Into Staple Versus Fibrin Glue Mesh Fixation in Laparoscopic Total Extra Peritoneal Repair of Inguinal Hernia
Amit Kaul, MD, Susan Hutfless, PhD, Senan A Hamed, MD, Kevin Tymitz, MD, Hamilton Le, MD, Hien Nguyen, MD, Michael Marohn, MD. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine INTRODUCTION - Fixation of mesh is typically performed to minimize risk of recurrence in laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair. Mesh fixation with staples has been implicated as a… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Femoral Hernia Sac Laparoscopy: A Case Report
Alexander Ramirez Valderrama, MD, Dan Ruiz, MD, Alexander Kraev, MD, Venkata R Kakarla, MD, Howard Tiszenkel, MD FACS. New York Hospital Queens Departmen Of General Surgery. Abdominal CT scan with multiple dilated small bowel and right femoral hernia sac containing small bowel. 5 mm trocar through hernia sac surrounded with Allis clamp. Vascular congestion in… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Risk Factors for Incisional Hernia After Laparoscopic Colon Resection: Midline Versus Transverse Extraction Site
Lawrence Lee, MD, Salman Al-Sabah, MD, Pepa Kaneva, MSc, Sender Liberman, MD, Patrick Charlebois, MD, Barry Stein, MD, Gerald Fried, MD, Liane Feldman, MD. McGill University INTRODUCTION: Despite the use of smaller incisions in laparoscopic colon resection compared to open surgery, incisional hernia (IH) remains a source of considerable morbidity. A midline specimen extraction site… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Pilot Study of Objective Measurement of Abdominal Wall Function in Ventral Incisional Hernia Patients
Michael Parker, MD, Ross F Goldberg, MD, Maryane M Dinkins, PT, Horacio J Asbun, MD, C Daniel Smith, MD, Steven P Bowers, MD. Mayo Clinic Florida Introduction: Outcomes after ventral incisional hernia (VIH) repair are currently only measured by recurrence rate or measures of quality of life. There are no metrics available to objectively evaluate… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair with Undescended Testes Removal
Rahul Singh, MD, Archana Ramaswamy, MD. University of Missouri In this video, we present a patient who was found to have an undescended testes during a laparoscopic TEP inguinal hernia repair. During the dissection a tubular structure attached to an ovoid soft mass was seen within the hernia sac. Following mobilization this mass was pushed… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias