Laparoscopic Versus Open Inguinal Hernia Repair in Octogenarians: A Follow-Up Study
Kai B Dallas, BS, Dvir Froylich, MD, Jacqueline J Choi, MD, Jonatan Hernandez Rosa, BS, Christopher LO, BS, Modesto J Colon, MD, Dana T Telem, MD, Celia M Divino, MD. Mount Sinai School of Medicine Introduction: Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair is associated with decreased postoperative pain, chronic pain and recovery time in the general population.… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparsocopic Repair of Various Diaphragmatic Hernia Defects
Brant K Oelschlager, MD Professor of Surgery, Laura Filippa, MD. University of Washington Diaphragmatic hernias presenting in adults are a rare, heterogeneous, and complicated entity for surgeons to repair. They can be congenital or traumatic, and can occur in various areas of either hemi-diaphragm. These hernias have traditionally been treated by thoracotomy or laparotomy. Laparoscopy… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laser Guided Laparoscopic Ventral Herniorrhaphy
Danny A Sherwinter, MD, Matthew Dixon, MD. Maimonides Medical Center Department of Minimally Invasive Surgery Introduction: Excellence in laparoscopic ventral herniorrhaphy (LVH) requires precise mesh placement and meticulous transfascial suture placement. Yet despite these demanding requirements, LVH is routinely performed using nothing more than visual estimations, leading to inadequate mesh coverage, inaccurate suture placement and… Continue Reading
Mesh fixation compared to non-fixation in TEP IHR: An RCT in a rural hospital estting
Pankaj Garg, MBBS MS, Srijith Nair, MBBS MS, Geetha R Menon, PhD, Jai D Thakur, MBBS, Mohamed Ismail, MBBS MS. 1.Fortis Super Specialty Hospital,Mohali, India 2.Moulana Hospital, Perianthalmanna, Kerala, India 3. Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, India 4. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA Background- Previous studies have shown… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Mesh Fixation with a Barbed Anchor Suture Results in Significantly Less Strangulation of the Abdominal Wall
Calvin Lyons, MD, Rohan Joseph, MD, Nilson Salas, MD, Patrick R Reardon, MD, Barbara L Bass, MD, Brian J Dunkin, MD. The Methodist Hospital Introduction: Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair using an underlay mesh frequently requires suture fixation across the abdominal wall which results in significant postoperative pain. This study investigated the utility of a novel… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Meta-Analysis of Studies Looking Into Staple Versus Fibrin Glue Mesh Fixation in Laparoscopic Total Extra Peritoneal Repair of Inguinal Hernia
Amit Kaul, MD, Susan Hutfless, PhD, Senan A Hamed, MD, Kevin Tymitz, MD, Hamilton Le, MD, Hien Nguyen, MD, Michael Marohn, MD. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine INTRODUCTION - Fixation of mesh is typically performed to minimize risk of recurrence in laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair. Mesh fixation with staples has been implicated as a… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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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
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
New Technique for Fascial Defect Approximation During Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair with Mesh
Irving Jorge, MD, Victor Maciel, MD, Henry J Lujan, MD. Mount Sinai Hospital, Jackson South Community Hospital, Miami, FL Objective: Recently, some authors have advocated closure of the hernia defect prior to mesh placement so as to recreate the abdominal wall. Advantages cited include increased mesh overlap, more physiologic repair, improved functional results, better cosmesis,… 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
Novel Technique for Significant Cost Reduction in Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair
dmitry nepomnayshy, MD, anton galitsky, MD, desmond birkett, MD. lahey clinic OBJECTIVES: Growth in healthcare costs is a significant concern for sustainable healthcare delivery around the world. In our institution, we have seen a 50% -100% rise in the costs of operating room supplies over the last decade. For the first time, we were made… Continue Reading
Outcomes of Ventral Hernia Repair in the Non Obese and the Obese
Mohamed Dahman, MD, Katherine Graw, MD, Anna Dietrich-Covington, NP, Bruce Schirmer, MD, Peter Hallowell, MD. Department of Surgery, University of Virginia Health System, PO Box 800709, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA Introduction: Obesity has been associated with an increased incidence of hernia recurrence, wound infection, and possible worse outcomes after hernia repair. With more major abdominal… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Paraesophageal Hernia After Minimally Invasive Ivor-Lewis Esophagectomy
Drew D Howard, MD, Dean Yamaguchi, MD, Angel Caban, MD, Steven Hockwald, MD, Kfir Ben-David, MD. University of Florida Presented is a 72 year old woman who underwent a minimally invasive esophagectomy two years previously. She presented to an outside hospital complaining of abdominal pain along with nausea and vomiting. She underwent radiographic studies there… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Pilot Study of Objective Measurement of Abdominal Wall Function in Ventral Incisional Hernia Patients
Michael Parker, MD, Ross F Goldberg, MD, Maryane M Dinkins, PT, Horacio J Asbun, MD, C Daniel Smith, MD, Steven P Bowers, MD. Mayo Clinic Florida Introduction: Outcomes after ventral incisional hernia (VIH) repair are currently only measured by recurrence rate or measures of quality of life. There are no metrics available to objectively evaluate… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Pledgeted Repair of Large Hiatal Hernia Provides Excellent Long Term Results
T kang, MD, H Urrego, MD, A Gridley, MD, W S Richardson, MD. Ochsner clinic foundation Introduction: To reduce recurrence large hiatal hernias are commonly repaired with mesh. There have been few papers on long term follow up of large hiatal hernias with pledgeted (non-mesh) repairs.Methods: All laparoscopic anti-reflux procedures done at Ochsner Medical Center… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias