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
Laparoscopic Intraperitoneal Onlay Mesh Repair for Para Colostomy Hernia- an Ideal Way of Repair
C Palanivelu, MCH FACS FRCS, P Senthilnathan, MS DNB, P S Rajan, MS FACS, S Rajapandian, MS DNB, R Parthasarathi, MS, P Praveenraj, MS. GEM Hospital Paracolostomy hernia is one of the common complications of a permanent colostomy. Various surgical procedures have been described for this condition. We present a video of laparoscopic repair of… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Morgagni Hernia Repair
Minhao Zhou, MD, John J Kelly, MD. UMass Memorial Medical Center IntroductionMorgagni hernia is a rare congenital diaphragmatic hernia with a variety of surgical approaches to repair both transthoracic and transabdominal. We present a video of our laparoscopic approach. Methods and ProceduresA 37 year old obese female presents with 2 year history of worsening shortness… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Reduction and Repair of an Iatrogenic Pericardial Hernia Utilizing Mesh: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Patrick R Reardon, MD, Brian J Dunkin, MD, Joanne M Chung, MD, Vadim Sherman, MD, Wega Koss, MD, Luis Benavente-Chenals, MD. The Methodist Hospital Department of Surgery Methodist Institute for Technology, Innovation, and Education Houston, Texas 77030 BackgroundIntrapericardial diaphragmatic hernias are most commonly described as a consequence of high impact trauma. Congenital pericardial herniation usually… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Reduction of Paraduodenal Hernia in Adults
A Bernshteyn, I Fendrich, M Gianos, S Szomstein, R J Rosenthal. Cleveland Clinic Florida Background: Paraduodenal hernias in adults are rare. We present a case that underwent reduction via laparoscopy.Methods: A 39 year old male with new onset of severe abdominal pain presented to the ER with clinical signs and symptoms of bowel obstruction. The… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Repair of a Chronic Traumatic Diaphragmatic Hernia
Etienne Auger-Dufour, MD, Gerald Fried, MD, Liane Feldman, MD, Lorenzo Ferri, MD PhD. Montreal General Hospital, McGill University Health Center Case presentationThis video demonstrates the laparoscopic repair of a chronic traumatic diaphragmatic hernia in a 44 year-old female patient. She had a motor vehicle crash fifteen years ago. She is now presenting with abdominal pain… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic repair of a recurrent IH
Enrique F Elli, MD FACS, Mario A Masrur, MD, Lindberg K Simpson, MD, Osman Mahdi-Babikir, MD, Bianco M Francesco, MD, Nicolas C Buchs, MD, Pier C Giulianotti, MD FACS. Division of General, Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Introduction The laparoscopic approach in abdominal wall… Continue Reading
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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
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
Laparoscopic Resection of Ge Junction Due to Stricture Post Hiatal Hernia Repair with Circumferential Biologic Mesh
A Bernshteyn, I Fendrich, S Szomstein, R J Rosenthal. Cleveland Clinic Florida Background: Esophageal strictures after repair of hiatal hernias with mesh are a rare but devastating complication. We present the case of a patient that developed a mesh erosion and distal esophageal stricture requiring laparoscopic resection of the GE junction Methods: A 70 year… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Retroperitoneal Triple Neurectomy: A New Technique for Post Herniorraphy Neuralgia
David Santos, MD, Shirin Towfigh, MD. Cedars Sinai Medical Center OBJECTIVE: Chronic neuropathic pain after retroperitoneal inguinal hernia repair cannot be addressed with the well-described open anterior triple neurectomy. Thus, many patients with chronic pain are not candidates for surgical neurectomy if they have undergone laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair, or open posterior inguinal hernia repair… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Treatment of Large Paraesophageal Hiatal Hernia with an Upside-Down Stomach
TATSUSHI SUWA, MD PhD, KAZUHIRO KARIKOME, MD, NAOKI ASAKAGE, MD PhD, EISHI TOTSUKA, MD PhD, NAOKAZU NAKAMURA, MD PhD, KEIGO OKADA, MD, TOMONORI MATSUMURA, MD. Kashiwa Kousei General Hospital IntroductionPrimary repair of large hiatal hernia is associated with a high recurrence rate. Reportedly, the use of mesh reduces this recurrence rate. The indication for mesh… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair – Does Primary Repair in Addition to Placement of Mesh Decrease Recurrence?
AMBAR BANERJEE, MD, VIMAL K NARULA, MD, DEAN J MIKAMI, MD. Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery, Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Ohio State University Introduction: The advent of laparoscopic ventral hernia repair (LVHR) not only reduced the morbidity associated with open repairs but also led to a decrease in the hernia recurrence rate. However, the… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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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