Laparoscopic Hernia Repair – When Is a Hernia Not a Hernia?
David Bunting, Mr, Lukasz Szczebiot, Dr, Alwyn Cota, Mr. The Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, Cornwall, UK. IntroductionA wide range of diagnoses can present as inguinal hernia and there are published reviews summarising these findings at open hernia repair. Laparoscopic techniques are being used increasingly in the repair of inguinal hernias. Aside from confirming the… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Hernia Repair With C-qur Edge-A Report of Three Cases-
Roppei Yamada, MD PhD, Yasushi Rino, MD PhD, Norio Yukawa, MD PhD, Tsutomu Sato, MD, Hirohito Fujikawa, MD, Koichiro Yamaoku, MD, Daisuke Inagaki, MD, Teni Godai, MD, Shinichi Hasegawa, MD PhD, Takashi Oshima, MD PhD, Munetaka Masuda, MD PhD. Department of Surgery, Yokohama City University School of Medicine Aim. We report three incisional ventral… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Lumbar Hernia Repair
Edward D Auyang, MD MS, Andrew S Wright, MD. Department of Surgery, University of Washington Introduction:Lumbar hernias are rare clinical entities with less than 400 reported in the literature. They were first described by deGarangeor in 1731. Petit later characterized the inferior lumbar triangle hernia in 1783 and Grynfeltt the superior lumbar triangle hernia… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Management of Chronic Inguinal Pain; Mesh Plug Removal
Nikolai R Bildzukewicz, MD, Marcos Michelotti, MD, Alisa Coker, MD, Bryan Sandler, MD, Takayuki Dotai, MD, Mark Talamini, MD, Santiago Horgan, MD, Garth Jacobsen, MD. University of California at San Diego Mesh plug insertion can lead to chronic inguinal pain. As surgeons move towards lightweight mesh materials for laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair (LIHR), large… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Morgagni Hernia Repair
Hui Sen Chong, MD, Kevin D Helling, MD. University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics A 46-year-old female presented with a 2-month history of upper abdominal pain, right-sided chest pain, and shortness of breath. CT imaging revealed a Morgagni type hernia with incarcerated fat above the diaphragm. Laparoscopic repair of the hernia defect was performed… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Parastomal Hernia Repair and Re-ostomy,a Totally New Lap-re-do Technique
Yao Qiyuan. Huashan Hospital, Shanghai Medical Collage, Fudan University, Background: Paracolostomal hernia is a common postoperative complication of colostomies. Laparoscopic paracolostomal hernia repairs have been reported for at least five techniques so far with variable and unsatisfactory follow-up results, especially for the high incident rate of postoperative recurrence. Herein we developed and applied a… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Preperitoneal Incisional Hernia Repair Following Renal Transplantation
Lucian Panait, MD, Robert L Bell, MD, Kurt E Roberts, MD, Andrew J Duffy, MD. Yale School of Medicine Introduction: The incidence of hernias at the transplantation incision following renal transplantation is reported to be 4%. These incisions are usually located in the right lower quadrant (RLQ) and create hernias close to the pelvic… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Removal of Infected Hernia Mesh With Bowel Repair
Nicholas Gaudet, John Hagen, Laz Klein. University of Toronto THERE are over 90,000 laparoscopic ventral hernia repairs done in United States every year. The reported incidence of mesh infection ranges from 0.5% to 10%. The usual management after failed conservative treatment is laparotomy and removal of mesh. This typically involves a large laparotomy incision… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Repair for a Bochdalek Hernia in Young Person – Report of a Case
Atsushi Iida, MD PhD FACS, Katsusji Sawai, MDPhD, Mitsuhiro Morikawa, MD PhD, Takanori Goi, MD PhD, Kanji Katayama, MD PhD, Akio Yamaguchi, MD PhD. Gastroenterological surgery, University of Fukui 16-year-old female consulted our hospital by complaining continuous upper abdominal pain after her gymnastic activity. CT scan showed the protruded stomach and spleen to… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Repair of a Giant Hernia of Morgagni
John R Frederick, MD, Kenric Murayama, MD. University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Summarry of surgical case: 72 year-old male with a past medical history of asthma and GERD presented to the ER complaining of nausea and vomiting associated with chest pain and dyspnea. His emesis contained both fresh and clotted blood. Objective findings… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Repair of a Morgagni Hernia in an Adult
P D Colavita, MD, M E Studstill, BS, V B Tsirline, MD, B T Heniford, MD. Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC Morgagni hernia is a rare congenital diaphragmatic hernia. In this video, we describe laparoscopic reduction of the hernia, removal of the hernia sac, followed by dual surface ePTFE mesh placement with both transdiaphragmatic… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Repair of Coexisting Prevascular and Obturator Hernias
David Bunting, Mr, Ian Finlay, Mr. The Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, Cornwall, UK. IntroductionA prevascular hernia is a rare type of femoral hernia in which the neck lies anterior to the femoral vessels rather than medial to them in the femoral canal. They are thought to account for less than 1.5% per cent of… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Repair of Diastasis of Recti
C Palanivelu, P Senthilnathan, P Praveen Raj, R Parthasarthi, P S Rajan, V Vaithiswaran, Singh Jasmeet, Jai Ganesh. GEM Hospital & Research Centre IntroductionRectus abdominis diastasis or divarication of recti is a term used to define the split between the two rectus abdominis muscles. It is common in pregnancy and persists in 30-60% of… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Repair of Incarcerated Bilateral Morgagni Hernia
Kristin Stevens, MD, Gordon Wisbach, MD, Karen Hanna, MD, Brian Barbick, MD MPH. Naval Medical Center San Diego Laparoscopic Repair of Incarcerated Bilateral Morgagni Hernia Introduction: We present a case of a completely laparoscopic repair of a large chronically incarcerated bilateral morgagni hernia containing small bowel. Methods: Our patient is a seventy six year… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Repair of Parastomal Hernias of Ileal Conduits: A Case Series
Philip J Davis, MD, Denis R Klassen, MD. Dalhousie University Background: In recent years laparoscopic repair of parastomal hernias of ileal conduits has evolved. To date, relatively little outcome data has been published on this repair. Here we present our experience with this repair over a five-year period. Methods: From July 2005 thru October… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias