The Impact of Internet Based Patient Self-Education of Surgical Mesh on Patient Attitudes and Health-care Decisions Prior to Surgery
Matthew P Miller, Saeed Arefanian, MD, Jeffrey A Blatnik, MD. Washington University School of MedicineIntroduction: As internet access improves, patient self-education is increasing. However, patient surgical background, e-literacy and media exposure influences how and what information patients search for on-line. This impacts patient concern, healthcare decisions and subsequent patient-physician interactions. The purpose of this study is… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
EVALUATING EFFECTIVENESS OF COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY WITHIN MULTIMODAL TREATMENT FOR CHRONIC GROIN PAIN AFTER INGUINAL HERNIA REPAIR
Miles Landry, MBBS, Rachel Lewis, MD, Michael Lew, MD, Brandie Forman, Hernia Clinician, Bruce Ramshaw, MD. UTMCKIntroduction: The development of chronic groin pain after inguinal hernia repair is a complex problem with many potential factors contributing to its development. Factors interacting to result in the development of chronic pain include medical conditions, surgical technique, mesh choice… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
THE CONTRIBUTION OF SPECIFIC ENHANCED RECOVERY AFTER SURGERY (ERAS) PROTOCOL ELEMENTS TO REDUCED LENGTH OF HOSPITAL STAY AFTER VENTRAL HERNIA REPAIR
Walker Ueland, BS, Margaret A Plymale, DNP, RN, Daniel L Davenport, PhD, Mary C Plymale, BS, John S Roth, MD, FACS. University of KentuckyIntroduction: Ventral hernia repair (VHR) is a commonly-performed procedure that may be associated with prolonged hospitalization. Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) protocols are intended to decrease hospital length of stay (LOS). This… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
LAPAROSCOPIC VERSUS OPEN UMBILICAL HERNIA REPAIR IN PATIENTS WITH OBESITY
K N Williams, MD, L Hussain, MSc, MHA, K Meister, MD. TriHealthIntroduction: There's currently not a well-accepted optimal procedure for umbilical hernia repair (UHR) in patients with obesity when comparing laparoscopic repair (LR) versus open repair (OR). The purpose of this study was to evaluate if there is a difference in post-operative complications after LR versus OR… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Parastomal Hernia Repair Delays Recurrence Relative to Open Repair
Patrick Keller, BS, Margaret A Plymale, DNP, RN, You Wei Lin, BS, Daniel L Davenport, PhD, John S Roth, MD, FACS. University of KentuckyIntroduction: Parastomal hernia is a common problem with frequent recurrences. Mesh repair is widely accepted to be superior to non-mesh repair, yet the most favorable surgical approach is a subject of continued… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Too Big to Breathe: Predictors of Respiratory Failure (RF) after Open Abdominal Wall Reconstruction (AWR)
Kathryn Ann Schlosser, Sean R Maloney, Tanushree Prasad, Paul D Colavita, Vedra A Augenstein, Brant T Heniford. Carolinas Medical CenterAims: Increased intra-abdominal pressure after AWR is hypothesized to contribute to postoperative RF. The impact of abdominal subcutaneous fat volume (SQFV), intra-abdominal volume (IAV), hernia volume (HV), and ratio of HV:IAV (loss of domain) is even… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Obturator Hernia Repair
Marcoandrea Giorgi, MD, David Cloutier. Brown University - Rhode Island HospitalVideo Illustration of technique of laparoscopic incarcerated obturator hernia repair. The patient was a 81 years old female with a chief complaint of thigh pain for 48 hours. She had a history of previous colectomy. On CT scan she was found to have a left… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Robotic Assisted Repair of Severe Diastasis Recti with Plication and pre-peritoneal Mesh Reinforcement
Indraneil Mukherjee, MD, Aleksandr Demin, DO, Noorani Aaquib, MD, Andrey Mironenko, MD, Karen E Gibbs, MD, Aleksandra Ogrodnik, MD. Staten Island University HospitalIntroduction: Diastasis of the rectus abdominis muscles (DRAM) is a condition characterized by separation of the rectus muscles due to a laxity at the linea alba usually due to increased intraabdominal pressure over a long period of time.… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
USE OF BIOABSORBALBLE MESH FOR PARASTOMAL HERNIA OF VESICULAR-APPENDICEAL URINARY CONDUIT
Evan Liggett, MD, Ellen Wicker, DO, Carlos Lodeiro, BS, Benjamin Clapp, MD. Texas Tech HSC Paul Foster School of MedicineIntroduction: Bladder and urethral malignancies can require resection with a curative intent. The patient that undergoes resection will need a urinary conduit. The ileum can be used as a conduit for patients that have their bladder… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Interparietal Hernias after Robotic Rives-Stoppa hernia repair
Sean C O'connor, MD, Kathryn Sobba, MD, Stephen Mcnatt, Myron Powell. Wake Forest Baptist Medical CenterIntroduction: Retro muscular sublay repair of complex ventral hernias has been a popular technique since it was first described in the 1980’s. The surgical robot has allowed this technique to be applied in a much less invasive way. Here we… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
RoboTAR Made Easy: Distilling the Key Steps
Arielle M Lee, MD, Rebeca Dominguez, MD, Tokio Matsuzaki, MD, PhD, Kai Neki, MD, Ryan C Broderick, MD, Robert Cubas, MD, Joslin N Cheverie, MD, Bryan J Sandler, MD, Santiago Horgan, MD, Garth R Jacobsen, MD. UC San DiegoIncreasingly large numbers of patients have large and complex abdominal wall defects, often from multiple prior abdominal… Continue Reading
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INVERTING THE Y-AXIS: THE FUTURE OF ABDOMINAL WALL RECONSTRUCTION IS UPSIDE DOWN
Noah B Zuker, MD, FACS, Michael R Oakley, MD. Claxton-Hepburn Medical CenterMinimally invasive abdominal wall reconstruction continues to evolve with technological advancement. This video describes a useful method for modified robotic retrorectus hernia repair with improved visualization and surgeon ergonomics. The use of an inverted camera image is demonstrated with reassignment of the surgical instruments… Continue Reading
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Subcutaneous Onlay Laparoscopic Approach For Repair of Ventral Hernia and Diastasis Recti
David M Pechman, MD, David Weithorn, MD, Flavio Malcher, Diego Camacho. Montefiore Medical CenterIn this video, we perform a subcutaneous onlay laparoscopic approach (SCOLA) procedure for a young woman with venral hernia and diastasis recti following multiple pregnancies. Presented at the SAGES 2017 Annual Meeting in Houston, TX.Abstract ID: 94044Program Number: V010Presentation Session: Hernia / Miscellaneous… Continue Reading
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Laparoscopic repair of large Morgagni hernia with mesh reinforcement
Voranaddha Vacharathit, MD, Jordan Apfeld, MD, Michael Rosen, MD, Ajita Prabhu, MD. Cleveland ClinicThis video abstract demonstrates the laparoscopic repair of a large congenital 7x6cm Morgagni hernia defect with incarcerated stomach, proximal duodenum, and transverse colon. The patient was symptomatic for prior obstructive symptoms, postprandial emesis and substernal chest pain, and severe GERD refractory to… Continue Reading
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Acute Obstruction of Ileal Conduit After Ventral Hernia Repair
Jennifer A Minneman, Andrew Wright. UWThis is a case report of acute obstruction of an ileal conduit after laparoscopic ventral hernia repair with a Sugarbaker-style reinforcement of the ileal conduit.Presented at the SAGES 2017 Annual Meeting in Houston, TX.Abstract ID: 95728Program Number: V013Presentation Session: Hernia / Miscellaneous PotpourriPresentation Type: Video Continue Reading
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