Immediate Postoperative Pain Medication Use After Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair
Maureen M Tedesco, MD, Dan Eisenberg, MD MS. Stanford University Medical Center and Palo Alto VA HCS IntroductionImmediate postoperative pain control is an important, and at times, difficult aspect in laparoscopic ventral hernia repair. In this study we examined whether placement of larger mesh, with a greater number of tacks, is associated with a… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
A Case of Large Paraesophageal Hiatal Hernia Successfully Treated By Laparoscopic Tension-free Repair.
Hirohito Fujikawa, Yasushi Rino, Kenji Inafuku, Koichiro Yamaoku, Daisuke Inagaki, Nobuhiro Sugano, Tsutomu Sato, Roppei Yamada, Norio Yukawa, Munetaka Masuda, Toshio Imada. Yokohama City University Hospital Paraesophageal type of hernias accounts for a very small percentage of hiatus hernias. Moreover, cases involving protrusion of the colon and the stomach are extremely rare. Here we… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Internal Hernia With Small Bowel Incarceration Due to Meckel’s Diverticulum
Ming-li Wang*, MD, Scott Bloom, MD. Staten Island University Hospital, Yale New Haven Hospital* Objective:We report an unusual case of small bowel incarceration due to a Meckel’s diverticulum causing an internal hernia. CT demonstrated several loops of dilated fluid-filled bowel with a twisting of the bowel in the region of the terminal ileum. This… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Hernia Repair With C-qur Edge-A Report of Three Cases-
Roppei Yamada, MD PhD, Yasushi Rino, MD PhD, Norio Yukawa, MD PhD, Tsutomu Sato, MD, Hirohito Fujikawa, MD, Koichiro Yamaoku, MD, Daisuke Inagaki, MD, Teni Godai, MD, Shinichi Hasegawa, MD PhD, Takashi Oshima, MD PhD, Munetaka Masuda, MD PhD. Department of Surgery, Yokohama City University School of Medicine Aim. We report three incisional ventral… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
A Systematic Review of the Association Between Obesity and Inguinal Hernias
Kourosh Sarkhosh, MD MSc FRCSC, Richdeep S Gill, MD, Daniel W Birch, MD MSc FRCSC, Xinzhe Shi, MPH, Shahzeer Karmali, BSc MD FRCSC. University of Alberta Background: The prevalence of obesity continues to increase and is associated with increased abdominal girth and pressure. Inguinal hernia incidence has previously been associated with increased intra-abdominal pressures.… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
High Incidence of Symptomatic Incisional Hernia After Midline Extraction in Laparoscopic Colon Resection
Lawrence Lee, MD, Benjamin Mappin-kasirer, Chao Li, MD, Pepa Kaneva, MSc, Barry Stein, MD, Patrick Charlebois, MD, Sender Liberman, MD, Melina Vassiliou, MD, Gerald M Fried, MD, Liane S Feldman, MD. Steinberg-Bernstein Centre for Minimally Invasive Surgery and Innovation, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada Background: The incidence of incisional hernia (IH) has not decreased… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Repair for a Bochdalek Hernia in Young Person – Report of a Case
Atsushi Iida, MD PhD FACS, Katsusji Sawai, MDPhD, Mitsuhiro Morikawa, MD PhD, Takanori Goi, MD PhD, Kanji Katayama, MD PhD, Akio Yamaguchi, MD PhD. Gastroenterological surgery, University of Fukui 16-year-old female consulted our hospital by complaining continuous upper abdominal pain after her gymnastic activity. CT scan showed the protruded stomach and spleen to… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Long Term Follow Up of Laparoscopic Tep Hernia Repair Using Slit Medium Size Polypropylene Mesh
Sugandi Hardjanto, MD. Kasih Ibu Hospital Objectives: Concerning shrinkage of polypropylene mesh about 40% after 6 weeks (invitro), so the size of mesh graft is very important to avoid the development of recurrence. The objectives of the study is to determine whether medium (12x8 cm) slit polypropylene mesh is an adequate size for reinforcement… Continue Reading
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- Posters of Distinction
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Predictors of Poor Outcomes in Functionally Dependent Patients Undergoing Elective Ventral Hernia Repair
Drew Reynolds, MD, Daniel Davenport, PhD, J. Scott Roth, MD. University of Kentucky INTRODUCTION:Pre-operative functional health status has previously been shown to affect outcomes following ventral hernia repair. As the patient population ages, there is an associated increase in comorbidities and concomitant decrease in patients’ autonomy. Within the ACS NSQIP database, progressive lack of… Continue Reading
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- Posters of Distinction
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Patterns of Deterioration and Improvement in Abdominal Wall Function After Ventral Incisional Hernia Repair: Results of a Prospective Study
Ross F Goldberg, MD, Armando Rosales-velderrain, MD, Tatyan M Clarke, MD, Michael Parker, MD, Madi Dinkins, Mauricia A Buchanan, RN, John A Stauffer, MD, Horacio J Asbun, MD FACS, C Daniel Smith, MD FACS, Steven P Bowers, MD FACS. Mayo Clinic - Florida Introduction:Using our previously validated and reported abdominal wall strength score (AWSS),… Continue Reading
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- Posters of Distinction
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Removal of Infected Hernia Mesh With Bowel Repair
Nicholas Gaudet, John Hagen, Laz Klein. University of Toronto THERE are over 90,000 laparoscopic ventral hernia repairs done in United States every year. The reported incidence of mesh infection ranges from 0.5% to 10%. The usual management after failed conservative treatment is laparotomy and removal of mesh. This typically involves a large laparotomy incision… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Real-time Fluorescent Videoangiographic Evaluation Demonstrate Preservation of Vascular Supply During Total Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Component Separation
J Roberto Ramirez Gavidia, MD, Kalman Bencsath, MD, Matthew Kroh, MD, Bipan Chand, MD, Sricharan Chalikonda, MD. Cleveland Clinc Foundation INTRO DUCTION:The endoscopic component separation (ECST) technique for hernia repair has been shown to decrease wound morbidity when compared to open component separation. This may in part be due to the preservation of blood… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair With Mesh Positioning System
George Rossidis, MD, Bo T Neichoy, MD, Angel M Caban, MD. University of Florida, Department of Surgery We present the case of a 47 years old female status post open appendectomy for perforated appendicitis, with a resultant 8x7 cm incisional hernia. An alternative hernia repair is presented with the use of a mesh positioning system,… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Repair of a Morgagni Hernia in an Adult
P D Colavita, MD, M E Studstill, BS, V B Tsirline, MD, B T Heniford, MD. Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC Morgagni hernia is a rare congenital diaphragmatic hernia. In this video, we describe laparoscopic reduction of the hernia, removal of the hernia sac, followed by dual surface ePTFE mesh placement with both transdiaphragmatic… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Repair of a Giant Hernia of Morgagni
John R Frederick, MD, Kenric Murayama, MD. University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Summarry of surgical case: 72 year-old male with a past medical history of asthma and GERD presented to the ER complaining of nausea and vomiting associated with chest pain and dyspnea. His emesis contained both fresh and clotted blood. Objective findings… Continue Reading
- Type:
- Video Loop Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias