Determining the Proper Distance for Trans-abdominal Sutures in Ventral Hernia Repairs: The Higgins Formula
Andrew C McCoy, MD, James Rifenbery, MD, Michael Higgins, MD. Franciscan Health System. Introduction: Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair has become widely used, however one of the more frustrating aspect of the repair is the inability to correctly place trans-abdominal sutures and still maintain the correct tension and placement in the peritoneal surface. This is especially… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Complex Laparoscopic Repair of Giant Type IV Hiatal Hernia after Esophagectomy
Fredrick Che, MD, Nojan Toomari, DO, Ninh Nguyen, MD. University of California Irvine Medical Center. 69 year old male with a history of esophageal adenocarcinoma status post laparoscopic and thoracoscopic Ivor Lewis esophagectomy, presented with abdominal pain and symptoms of bowel obstruction. Images performed showed a giant type 4 hiatal hernia with transverse and descending… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Paraesophageal Hernia Repair with Collis Gastroplasty and Diaphragmatic Relaxing Incision
Geoffrey Chow, MD, Ezra N Teitelbaum, MD, Nathaniel J Soper, MD, Eric S Hungness, MD. Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. This video shows a laparoscopic repair of a type III paraesophageal hernia. Despite full mobilization, a short esophagus was present and a stapled Collis-type wedge fundectomy was performed as an esophageal lengthening procedure. Additionally,… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Foramen of Winslow Hernia: A Minimally Invasive Approach
Cristina R Harnsberger, MD, Elisabeth C McLemore, MD, Ryan C Broderick, MD, Peter Yu, MD, Martin A Berducci, MD, Catherine Beck, MD, Hans F Fuchs, MD, Garth R Jacobsen, MD, Santiago Horgan, MD. University Of California, San Diego. Hernias through the Foramen of Winslow have traditionally been managed via an open surgical approach. The case… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Use of Chemical Components Separation for Primary Wound Closure in an Open Abdomen
Natasza M Posielski, BS, Clayton C Petro, MD, Yuri W Novitsky, MD, Hooman T Soltanian, MD, Michael J Rosen, MD. University Hospitals Case Medical Center. Introduction: A 58-year-old male with gallstone pancreatitis developed abdominal compartment syndrome requiring a decompressive laparotomy at an outside hospital. Ten days later his fascial defect remained >30cm wide and he… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
LIQUID-INJECTION for PREPERITONEAL DISSECTION of TRANSABDOMIAL PREPERITONEAL(TAPP) INGUINAL HERNIA REPAIR
Tomoko Mizota, MD, Norihiro Takemoto, MD, PhD, Saseem Poudel, MD, Yusuke Watanabe, MD, Yo Kurashima, MD, PhD, Yuji Miyasaka, MD, PhD. NTT East Sapporo Hospital, Department of Gastroenterological Surgery II Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine. INTRODUCTION The creation of sufficient peritoneal flap during laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) inguinal hernia repair without parenchymal injury is… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Incidence and Risk Factors of Incisional Hernia Formation Following Abdominal Organ Transplantation
Carter T Smith, MD, Micah G Katz, Janet M Bellingham, MD, Bridget Welch, Glen E Leverson, PhD, Luke Funk, MD, MPH, Jacob A Greenberg, MD, EdM. University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics. INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this study is to estimate the incidence of and risk factors for incisional hernia formation following primary abdominal solid organ transplantation.… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Hernia Repair with Adductor Tenotomy for Athletic Pubalgia: an Established Procedure for an Obscure Entity
Georgios Rossidis, MD, Andrew Perry, MD, Husain Abbas, MD, Isaac Motamarry, MD, Tamara Lux, PA, Kevin Farmer, MD, Michael Moser, MD, Jay Clugston, MD, Angel Caban, MD, Kfir Ben-David, MD. University Of Florida College Of Medicine. INTRODUCTION: Athletic pubalgia, also known as sports hernia, is a syndrome of chronic lower abdomen and groin pain that… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Needle-Assisted Inguinal Hernia Repair in Children
Lauren E McClain, MD, Christian Streck, MD, Aaron Lesher, MD, Andre Hebra, MD. Medical University of South Carolina. Background: For decades open inguinal hernia repair(Ferguson repair) has been the gold standard in treatment of inguinal hernias in children. Recurrence and complication rates are low and patient satisfaction is high, however, we propose a new method… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair with Polyester Mesh: Primary Fascial Repair with Mesh vs. Mesh Only
Priya Joshi, BS, Farah Karipineni, MD, MPH, Afshin Parsikia, MD, Amit Joshi, MD, FACS. Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA & Einstein Healthcare Network, Philadelphia, PA. INTRODUCTION Several studies have suggested that primary closure of hernia defects may decrease recurrence rates of laparoscopic ventral hernia repair (LVHR). This paper expands on the data regarding recurrence rates… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Patient-Centered Outcomes Following Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair: A Systematic Review of the Current Literature.
Michael Sosin, MD, Ketan M Patel, MD, Lucy Guevara, Maurice Y Nahabedian, MD, Parag Bhanot, MD. Georgetown University Hospital, Division of General Surgery. Background Health related quality of life (HRQoL) measures are becoming increasingly important in defining successful outcomes in ventral hernia repair (VHR). The purpose of this study was to systematically review patients that… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Prospective study of Open Mesh versus Laparoscopic Mesh Repair of Inguinal Hernia
Mahak Chauhan, MBBS, Ashwani Kumar, MD, Anand Munghate, MD, Dr. Ashvind Bawa, MD. Government Medical College and Hospital, Patiala, Punjab, India. Background: Open Lichenstein repair method is commonly used to repair inguinal hernia although developing technology has led surgeons to consider using laparoscopy for the treatment of this commonly seen surgical disease. Here we have… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic treatment of incisional and primary ventral hernia in morbidly obese patients with a BMI over 35
Ludovic Marx, MD, Mahery Raharimanantsoa, MD, Stefano Mandala, MD, Antonio D'Urso, MD, Michel Vix, MD, Didier Mutter, MD, PhD, FACS. University Hospital of Strasbourg, Department of Digestive and Endocrine Surgery; IRCAD; IHU Strasbourg. Introduction Incisional and ventral hernias are commonly encountered surgical indications in regular surgical practice and emergency situations. Their management is associated with… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
The utilization of laparoscopy in ventral hernia repair: an update of outcomes analysis using ACS-NSQIP data
Chetan Aher, MD, Shaun Daly, MD, Daniel J Deziel, MD, Keither W Millikan, MD, Jonathan A Myers, MD, Minh B Luu, MD. Department of Surgery Rush University Medical Center. Introduction Previous studies using ACS-NSQIP data demonstrated fewer complications associated with laparoscopic compared to open ventral hernia repair. Furthermore, the use of laparoscopy appeared to… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Endoscopic versus Open Component Separation: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Noah J Switzer, MD, Mark A Dykstra, MD, Stephanie Lim, BSc, Erica Lester, MD, Richdeep S Gill, MD, PhD, Christopher De Gara, MB, MS, FRCSC, FACS, Xinzhe Shi, Daniel Birch, MD, FRCSC, Shahzeer Karmali, BSc, MD, MPH, FRCSC, FACS. Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of… Continue Reading
- Type:
- Podium Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias