A Prospective Randomized Trial Comparing the Rebound Hernia Repair Device and Lightweight Mesh for Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia: an Interim Analysis
John S Roth, MD, Jeff Hazey, MD, Daniel Davenport, PhD, Vimal Narula, MD, Rebecca Dettorre, MD, Ambar Banarjee, MD, William Cavatassi, MD, Emily Albright, MD. Univerisity of Kentucky, Ohio State University Background: Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair requires placement of a synthetic mesh in the properitoneal space. Fixation of the mesh to the abdominal wall with… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Fellowship Training Eliminates the Learning Curve for Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair
Tiffany C Cox, MD, Jonathan P Pearl, MD FACS, Dionne Parreno, MD, Robert Moore, BS, E. Matthew Ritter, MD FACS. National Capital Consortium Bethesda, Maryland INTRODUCTION: It has been suggested that as many as 250 laparoscopic inguinal hernia repairs are required for surgeons to achieve mastery. This number is based on the learning curves of… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Component Separation: Troobleshooting
Angel M Caban, MD, Mark J Watson, MD. UT Southwestern, University of Florida The Component Separation Technique for repair of complex ventral hernias has been widely used since the 1990's. In recent years the minimally invasive approach was introduce in an attempt to minimize wound complications and improve patient recovery. The procedure involves division of… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
New Ligation Technique in Single-Site Laparoscopic Surgery \’wall-Touch Technique\’
Nobuhiro Ito, MD PhD, Hiroshi Nagata, MD PhD, Noiku Nakao, MD PhD, Hitoshi Inagaki, MD PhD, Manabu Kikuchi, MD PhD, Toshiaki Nonami, MD PhD. Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Aichi Medical University Background: Recently, single-site laparoscopic surgery is widespread, especially for cholecystectomy, oophorectomy and appendectomy. But suturing and ligation are very difficult to perform in single-site… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Pneumothorax Following Laparoscopic Extraperitoneal Inguinal Hernia Repair. a Potential Complication That Every General Surgeon Should Know
Iswanto Sucandy, MD, Jeffrey W Kolff, MD FACS. Abington Memorial Hospital Introduction : Laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal (TEP) hernia repair is performed in increasing frequency by community general surgeons across the country particularly for bilateral and recurrent inguinal hernias. There have been several case reports, mostly in anesthesia literatures on extraperitoneal-videoscopic-herniorrhaphy-induced-pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum and upper torso subcutaneous… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Histologic Analysis of Gore® Bio-A® Tissue Reinforcement Six Months After Implantation in Laparoscopic Paraesophageal Hernia Repair
Jeffrey S Mandel, MD FACS. Savannah Surgical Oncology, Savannah, GA Compared with open surgical procedures, laparoscopic repair of paraesophageal hernias (PEH) has been associated with a more rapid recovery, a shorter hospital stay, less pain, and fewer perioperative complications. Prosthetic mesh is routinely implanted during PEH repairs with the aim of mitigating hernia recurrence, but… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Prevention of Port Site Hernia After Laparoscopic-Assisted Colectomy
Kazuteru Watanabe, Shoichi Fujii, Hirokazu Suwa, Kenji Tatsumi, Mitsuyoshi Ota, Chikara Kunisaki, Yasushi Ichikawa, Itaru Endo. Yokohama City University Medical Center, Gastroenterological Center, Yokohama, Japan Background Although laparoscopic colorectal cancer resection is becoming increasingly popular, port site hernia (PSH) has remained a problem for surgeon following laparoscopic surgery. It worsens satisfaction and the quality of… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Simulation Education: for TAPP and TEP Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair
Y Kurashima, MD PhD, P A Kaneva, MSc, L S Feldman, MD, G M Fried, MD, M C Vassiliou, MD MEd. Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery McGill University Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair (LIHR) has been shown to be advantageous for bilateral or recurrent hernias, however, it has not gained widespread acceptance. One of the… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Hybrid Hernia Repair: A Real Experience in Soft Cadaver
Suthep Udomsawaengsup, MD, Amarit Tansawet, MD, Suppa-ut Pungpapong, MD, Chadin Tharavej, MD, Patpong Navicharern, MD. Chula Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand Background: Familiarizing with the anatomy is a key to success groin hernia repair. Methods: We introduced an innovative training in soft cadaver of which surgical anatomy, dissecting plane and vital structures… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Abdominal Wall Hernias
The Use of a Novel Self Expanding Nitinol Hernia System for Natural Orifice (notes) Inguinal Herniorrhaphy
Danny A Sherwinter, MD, Matthew Dixon, MD. Maimonides Medical Center Department of Minimally Invasive Surgery Introduction: Development of a viable natural orifice (NOTES) technique for inguinal herniorrhaphy (IH) has been primarily hindered by the inadequacy of available endoscopic instrumentation to effect peritoneal dissection and mesh fixation. In this study we describe our initial preclinical experience… Continue Reading
A Novel Endoscopic Surgical Device for Real-Time Measurement of Hernia Defects and Other Anatomic Geometries
Gyusung Lee, PhD, Ivan M George, Adrian Park, MD. University of Maryland Objective of the technology or device.At the University of Maryland we are developing a novel device (US patent pending) that will allow surgeons to measure the size and shape of a hernia defect so that mesh size and potentially shape can be more… Continue Reading
A Laparoscopic Approach to Components\’ Separation and Incisional/Ventral Hernia Repair
Raymond J Ippolito, MD, Beth A Collins, MD. Hospital of Saint Rapheal New Haven, Connecticut Advances in surgical techniques and improvements in synthetic and biological meshs have allowed for the repair of large and complicated hernias that would not have been attempted in the past. Components' separation has provided for excellant mobilization of the abdominal wall… Continue Reading
Antimicrobial Efficacy of a Novel Minocycline/rifampin Composite Mesh Coating in a Rabbit Model of Open Ventral Hernia Repair
Yuri W Novitsky, MD, Jeffrey R Scott, PhD. Case Western Reserve University; C.R. Bard, Inc. (Davol) INTRODUCTION: Most hernia repairs today are performed with the use of a synthetic prosthesis. However, mesh infection continues to represent a potential major complication that can lead to significant patient morbidity and recurrence. The search for mesh products that… Continue Reading
New Simplified Technique for Closure of Hiatal Hernias Using Quill™ Suture
Angelica Garcia, Abraham Abdemur, Luciano Poggi, Samuel Szomstein, Raul J Rosenthal. Cleveland Clinic Florida Introduction: Closure of diaphragmatic hiatal defects in patients withParaesophageal hernias is one of the most demanding procedures inLaparoscopic surgery. The uses of non-absorbable suture in combination with pledgets, absorbable and non-absorbable mesh have been advocated to achieve low recurrence rates. We… Continue Reading
Novel Mesh for Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repairs – Self-Gripping, Minimal Fixation
Kenric M Murayama, MD. University of Pennsylvania Medical School - Dept. of Surgery Objective: Demonstrate feasibility of using a new mesh for laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair that requires minimal fixation. Methods: A retrospective review of a single surgeon experience from March 2010-January 2011 with a novel monofilament polyester mesh with a resorbable polylactic acid (PLA)… Continue Reading