Current National Practice Patterns for Management of Ventral Abdominal Wall Hernia: A Population Based Study
L M Funk, MD, MPH, Kyle A Perry, MD, Vimal K Narula, MD, Dean J Mikami, MD, W Scott Melvin, MD The Ohio State University Introduction: The health care burden related to the management of ventral hernias is substantial with more than 3 billion dollars in expenditures annually in the U.S. alone. Previous studies have… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Apples to Apples: A Comparison of Laparoscopic versus Open Preperitoneal Inguinal Hernia Repair
Maria Abou Khalil, Shannon Fraser, MD, MSc, FRCSC, FACS Department of Surgery, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada INTRODUCTION- Surgical repair of inguinal hernias include a myriad of techniques that have been extensively studied in the literature. This study compares two surgical methods that approach primary inguinal hernias from the preperitoneal space: an… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Pseudorecurrances After Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair: Incidence, Predictors and Sequelae
Deborshi Sharma, Priya Hazrah, Raj Kapur, Romesh Lal Department of Surgery, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi 110001 India Introduction: Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair is an established modality with advantages of fast recovery and lesser post operative pain. Groin or scrotal swelling in post operative period often raises concern in patient’s mind about residual or… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Comparative retrospective review of Robotic Ventral Hernia Repair and Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair: A single group experience.
Anthony M Gonzalez, MD, FACS, FASMBS, Jorge R Rabaza, MD, FACS, FASMBS, Rupa Seetharamaiah, MD, FACS, Charan Donkor, MD, Rey Romero, MD, Radomir Kosanovic, MD, Francisco Perez-Loreto, MD, Jonathan Arad, MD Baptist Health South Florida, Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine INTRODUCTION: Ventral Hernia Repair (VHR) is the second most common abdominal wall… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Long-term Outcomes of Laparoscopic Totally Extraperitoneal Inguinal Herniorrhaphy
Jun-Beom Park, MD, Ji-Young Sul, MD, PhD, Yo-Han Choi, MD, Ju-Hong Park, MD Department of Surgery, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea Introduction: Laparoscopic inguinal herniorrhaphy, especially laparoscopic TEP repair has become the favorable method of inguinal herniorrhaphy. Although, there are reports about the short term results of laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair comparing… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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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
Laparoscopic vs. Open Elective Repair of Primary Umbilical Hernias: A Review of the ACS NSQIP Database
S Cassie, MD, FRCSC, A Okrainec, MDCM, MHPE, FACS, FRCSC, F Saleh, MD, FRCSC, F A Quereshy, MD, MBA, FRCSC, T D Jackson, MD, MPH, FRCSC Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada Introduction Over 150,000 umbilical hernia repairs are completed in the United States annually. While the laparoscopic approach has been widely… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopy Assisted Repair of Diaphragmatic Herniation After Esophagectomy for Carcinoma of the Esophagus : A Report of a Case
Yoko Wada, MD, Hitoshi Satodate, MD, Chiyo Maeda, MD, Michitaka Suzuki, MD, Noriko Odaka, MD, Haruhiro Inoue, MD, Shien-ei Kudo, MD Showa university Norther Yokohama Hospital Digestive Desease Center Introduction : Diaphragmatic herniation after esophagectomy is rare postoperative complication. Because of the increased risk of incarceration or strangulation, it should be repaired. According to data,… 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 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
Comparison of conventional versus single incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) totally extraperitoneal (TEP) inguinal hernia repair
Hayashi Nobuyasu, MD, D, Isao Arai, MD, PhD, Tamura Chieko, MD, Ichiro Ohashi, MDPhD, Inoue Shigeharu, MD Hannan Chuo Hospital INTRODUCTION: Single incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) has recently been deployed in certain surgical procedures including totally extra peritoneal (TEP) inguinal hernia repair. Currently, SILS has been demonstrated to perform with no immediate intra or postoperative… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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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
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
A Rare and Unusual Case of Falciform Ligament Hernia and a Review of the Literature
Akram Alashari, MD, R Kimball, MD, I Daoud, MD, FACS Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford, CT; University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT Introduction: Internal abdominal hernias develop when one or more viscera extrude through an intraperitoneal orifice but remain within the peritoneal cavity. Internal hernia through an… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Quality of life after TAPP repair comparing sports hernia and groin hernia
Gerwin A Bernhardt, MD, Benjamin Molderings, Christian Giessauf, MD, Hans-Jorg Mischinger, MD Department of Surgery, Medical University of Graz Introduction: Sports hernia is a clinical diagnosis of chronic, painful musculotendinous injury to the medial inguinal floor occurring with athletic activity without the existance of a groin hernia. Long term results for laparoscopic hernia repair especially… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias