Economic Evaluation of Hospital Costs Associated with Laparoscopic and Open Inguinal Herniorrhaphy
Fernando Spencer Netto, MD, PhD, FRCSC, Bruna Camilotti, MD, Kristen Pitzul, Todd Penner, MD, FRCSC, Timothy Jackson, MD, FRCSC, Fayez Quereshy, MD, FRCSC, Allan Okrainec, MD, FRCSC Toronto Western Hospital, University Healthy Network, University of Toronto INTRODUCTION: Inguinal hernia repair is one of the most common surgical procedures performed worldwide. Several studies have validated the… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Efficacy and Safety of Mesh in Laparoscopic Surgery for Groin Hernia: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Xueli Jia, MBBS, PhD, Michelle HsinXuan Ting, MBBS, MSc, Kathleen Irvine, BSc, MCLIP, Angus JM Watson, BSc, MB, ChB, FRCSEd Department of General Surgery, Ward 4a, Raigmore Hospital, Old Perth Road, Inverness, UK, IV2 3UJ INTRODUCTION The efficacy and safety of mesh in laparoscopic surgery for groin hernia is uncertain. A systematic review is conducted… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Endoscopic Component Separation Simulator Project
Bindhu Oommen, MD, MPH, Gregory J Mancini, MD, Melissa S Phillips, MD, Judy A Roark University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville BACKGROUND: Reconstruction of the abdominal wall to repair ventral hernias with loss of domain remains challenging. The traditional technique of component separation by creating wide skin flaps has become an acceptable method, but… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Evaluation of Laparoscopic Management of Inguinal Hernia Without Peritoneal Sac
P C Munipalle, T Garud, Y K S Viswanath South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust IntroductionIt has been noticed with the advent of laparoscopic repair of inguinal hernia that there is a category of patients experiencing groin pain and or lump due to protrusion of extraperitoneal fat into the inguinal canal in the absence of… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Facilitated Delayed Closure of Open Abdomen in Septic Patients Combining Negative Pressure Assisted Closure (NPAC) with a Dynamic Fascial Suture (DFS)
Rene H Fortelny, MD, Alexander H Petter-Puchner, MD, Simone Gruber-Blum, MD, Andreas Gaderer, MD, Karl S Glaser, MD Department of General, Visceral and Oncological Surgery, Wilhelminenspital, Vienna Austria Introduction: The aim of this prospective controlled trial is to define the optimal timepoint for delayed closure after negative pressure assisted closure in the treatment of the… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Feasibility of single incision endoscopic totally extraperitoneal hernia surgery under local anesthesia.
Norihito Wada, MD, PhD, Toshiharu Furukawa, MD, PhD, Yuko Kitagawa, MD, PhD Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University Background: Laparoscopic hernia repair is considered to be a minimally invasive surgery for inguinal hernia. Pneumoperitoneum during laparoscopic surgery, however, requires muscle relaxation and general anesthesia. On the other hand, open surgery with anterior approaches,… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Feasibility, Safety and Outcomes of Totally Extra-peritoneal (TEP) Laparoscopic Hernia Repair in Patients Previously Having Prostatectomy.
Philip A Le Page, MBBS, hons, Doug Fenton-Lee, AssProf, Ania Smialkowski, Dr, John Morton, Dr St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney Introduction. The laparoscopic Total Extra-Peritoneal (TEP) approach to inguinal hernia repair is facilitated by balloon dissection of the extraperitoneal space. Prostatectomy can produce adhesions which can obliterate the extraperitoneal plane. Historically, laparoscopic (TEP) surgery for these… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Incarcerated Femoral Hernia and the Ovary Found Within It
Matias J Nauts, DO, Linda Szczurek, DO, Margaret Merriam, DO, Marc Neff, MD University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Introduction: A femoral hernia containing an ovary, a rare occurrence, is often diagnosed intra-operatively. In a literature review, few references to this phenomenon have been described. These patient may present with a myriad of… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Adult Bochdalek Hernia Repair with Mesh: 2 Cases
Frank P Bendewald, MD Dean Clinic BACKGROUND: Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia is estimated to occur in up to 1 in 2000 births. Adult presentation of Bochdalek Hernia is uncommon. A recent literature review found 173 cases reported between 1955 and 2010. Of these, 141 underwent surgical repair. Laparoscopy was used in 17 cases. The goals of… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Approach to Garengot Hernia
Juan Jose Gonzalez de la Mora, MD, Eva Julia De la Luz, MD, Guillermo Leon Merino, MD, Oscar Quiroz, MD HOSPITAL ANGELES DEL PEDREGAL, MEXICO CITY, MEXICO Introduction The presence of the cecal Appendix in a femoral hernia sac is known as De Garengeot by Rene Jacques Croissant De Garengeot a Parisian surgeon of the… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Bladder Injury Repair during Total Extraperitoneal Hernia Surgery: Description of the Technique and Review of Literature
Jakub Wilhelm, MD, Garrett Keim, MSIII, Alexey Markelov, MD, Artun Aksade, MD, FACS Easton Hospital, Drexel University College of Medicine Bladder injury from laparoscopic hernia repair is a well described, but rare complication with an incidence of less than 0.5%. Only three cases of laparoscopic repair of extraperitoneal bladder injuries are reported in English language… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Component Separation with Bio-prosthetic Reinforcement: A Single Surgeon’s Experience
Ibrahim Daoud, MD, Brian Pellini, MD, Randall Kimball, MD St. Francis Hospital, Hartford, CT Introduction: Laparoscopic component separation has the advantages of preserving the abdominal wall vasculature and does not require the formation of skin flaps. These advantages have the potential to reduce post-operative complications. This study reports a single surgeon’s experience with laparoscopic component… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Diaphragmatic Hernia Repair with Mesh
Matthew Benenati, DO, Alia Abdulla, DO, Linda Szczurek, DO, Adeshola Fakulujo, MD University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey A 44year old female with several years of atypical chest pain associated with nausea and vomiting was found to have a right-sided anterior diaphragmatic, or Morgagni, hernia containing omentum. Prior cardiologic and gastroenterologic workups did… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Diaphragmatic Hernia Repair with Mesh – Video Presentation
Matthew Benenati, DO, Alia Abdulla, DO, Linda Szczurek, DO, Adeshola Fakulujo, MD University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Continuing in the trend of minimally invasive surgery, laparoscopic repair of diaphragmatic hernias is quickly becoming the preferred method. Synthetic mesh was used over a partial primary closure of a rare, right-sided anterior diaphragmatic (Morgagni)… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Management of Non-Midline Ventral Hernia
Romesh Lal, Deborshi Sharma, Priya Hazrah, Pawan Kumar, Saurabh Borgharia Department of Surgery, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi 110001 India Introduction: Ventral hernias are routinely managed laparoscopicaly. These hernias are generally central in location over the abdomen and techniques are particularly specified and described for them. Non-midline ventral hernia are rarer and may not… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias