Recurrence rate of PEHs at 1 yr: Synthetic vs biologic mesh
Maria C Michael, MA, MD, Edward Borrazzo, MD Fletcher Allen Health Care This retrospective study examines the recurrence rates of paraesophageal hernias repaired with synthetic mesh (Crurasoft, Bard) and biologic mesh (Alloderm, Lifecell) at one year follow up. Paraesophageal hernias are uncommon but have potentially high risks of morbidity and mortality from gastric volvulus and… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Small-Bowel Obstruction by Meckel diverticulum in elderly patient: Hand Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery
Rene A Palomo, MD, Mario Rodarte, MD, Alejandro Rodriguez, MD, Zanndro J Del Real, MD Hospital San Jose Tecnologico de Monterrey Background Intussusception is one of the most common causes of acute abdomen in infancy. It occurs when a portion of the digestive tract becomes telescoped into the adjacent bowel segment. Intussusception is the most… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Double Trouble – Laparoscopic repair of traumatic diaphragmatic and incisional hernia
Tejal Pandya, MD, Praneetha Narahari, MD Community Regional Medical Center/UCSF Fresno MEP, Fresno, CA Introduction Laparoscopy is used in the repair of acute traumatic diaphragmatic tears. There is paucity of literature for use in diaphragmatic hernia in adults. We report a case where recurrent traumatic diaphragmatic hernia and abdominal incisional hernia were repaired with mesh… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair Using Spinal Needle for Transfascial Fixation
Anil Kumar T, Post, Graduate, Manash Ranjan Sahoo SCB MEDICAL COLLEGE, CUTTACK, ODISHA, INDIA OBJECTIVES: Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair has gained popularity over open conventional surgery as it offers many benefits to patients mainly in terms of low recurrence rate and better cosmesis. Although this is a costly procedure as the patient has to purchase… 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
Study of tension-free hernia repair techniques for aged patients with inguinal hernia
Ke Gong, MD, Gong Liu, MD, Nengwei Zhang, MD, Bin Zhu, MD, Dexiao Du, MD Beijing Shijitan Hospital affiliated to Capital Medical University Objectives: To evaluate the tension-free hernia repair techniques for aged patients suffering from inguinal hernia. Methods: Between Jan. 2007 and Jan.2012, 173 aged patients diagnosed with inguinal hernia undertook open tension-free mesh-plug… 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
Robotic & Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair – Case Matched Study
David S Edelman, MD Doctor's Hospital, Coral Gables, Florida Introduction: Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair has certain advantages over open hernia repair including less pain and earlier return to normal activity. Concurrent robotic inguinal hernia repair at the time of prostatectomy has been found to have a lower recurrence than open repair. Robotic surgery has high… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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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
Reinforcement of Midline Laparotomies with Bioabsorbable Mesh: Implications on Wound Healing and Infection
Andrew Victory, Medical, Student, Joe Drosdeck, MD, Brendan Marr, MD, Mark Wendling, MD, Jonathan Rock, MD, Alan Litsky, MD, ScD, Mario Salazar, MD, Aliyah Kanji, MD, W.Scott Melvin, MD The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center IntroductionTreatment of incisional hernias incurs significant financial and human costs. Prosthetic mesh implants reduce hernia rates, but recurrence and… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Combined Laparoscopic and Open Technique for the Repair of large Complicated Incisional Hernias
Yun Ji, MD, Xiaoli Zhan, MD, Yuedong Wang, MD, PhD, Jinhui Zhu, MD Department of General Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University College of Medicine Background During laparoscopic incisional hernia repair, conversion to open surgery is sometimes needed, especially in large complicated incisional hernias. There are no guidelines for determining when conversions should be considered.… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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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
Laparoscopic Repair of Large & Recurrent Hiatus Herniae with Gore Bio a Mesh: Interim Experience
Ian A Maheswaran, BSc, MBBS, MSc, DIC, MEd, MRCSEng, Anna Conway, BSc, MBBS, MRCSEng, Paras Jethwa, BSc, MBBS, MD, FRCSEng Surrey and Sussex NHS Trust, Redhill, UK Introduction: The aim of this study is to report on the safety and efficacy of a technique utilising a laparoscopic primary crural repair with on-lay fixation of Gore… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Presentation and Management of Morgagni Hernias: A Single Center Experience
Zachary Torgersen, MD, Pradeep Pallati, MD, Tommy Lee, MD, Sumeet K Mittal, MD, Robert J Fitzgibbons, MD, Kalyana Nandipati, MD Creighton University Background: Morgagni hernias account for less than five percent of all adult diaphragmatic hernias. Laparoscopic repair has become increasingly preferred to the traditional open approach. However, the technique of laparoscopic Morgagni hernia repair… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Paraesophageal Hernia Repair with Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Resection
Magdy Giurgius, MD, Archana Ramaswamy, MD University of Missouri This is a 62-year-old white male with multiple medical problems who presented with marked weight loss. He had an extensive work up that demonstrated a large paraesophageal hernia and a gastric mass originating from the greater curvature of the stomach. The EUS guided fine needle aspiration… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
- Topic:
- Abdominal Wall Hernias