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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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Laparoscopic Hernia Repair Under Local Anesthesia
Norihito Wada, MD PhD, Toshiharu Furukawa, MD PhD, Yuko Kitagawa, MD PhD. Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University Background: Laparoscopic hernia repair is considered to be a minimally invasive surgery for inguinal hernia. Pneumoperitoneum during laparoscopic surgery, however, requires muscle relaxation and general anesthesia which needs preoperative preparation and post-operative recovery process.… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Totally Extraperitoneal Single Incision Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair
Nicole Sharp, MD, Justin Fried, BS, Rob Watson, MD, John F Eckford, MD, F. Paul Buckley, MD, Stephen Abernathy, MD, Richard Frazee, MD. Scott & White Introduction: Several options exist for the surgical management of inguinal hernias. Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair has been demonstrated to produce less postoperative pain compared to open inguinal hernia… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Critical Analysis of Strattice Performance in Complex Abdominal Wall Reconstruction: Intermediate Risk Patients and Early Complications
Sujata Sofat, MD, Ketan Patel, MD, Frank Albino, MD, Maurice Nahabedian, MD, Parag Bhanot, MD. Georgetown University Hospital Departments of General Surgery and Plastics Surgery BACKGROUND: Indications and outcomes following abdominal wall reconstruction (AWR) are variable based on a variety of factors. Patient factors include hernia stage and co-morbidities, while surgeon factors include the… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Staged Approach to Infected Synthetic Mesh: Outcomes Following Abdominal Wall Reconstruction With Strattice Biological Matrix
Sujata Sofat, MD, Ketan Patel, MD, Frank Albino, MD, Maurice Nahabedian, MD, Parag Bhanot, MD. Georgetown University Hospital Departments of General Surgery and Plastics Surgery Background: Infection of synthetic mesh following abdominal wall hernia repair is a complex problem. Management can be difficult resulting in multiple operations with significant morbidity. The majority of cases… Continue Reading
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Development of Novel Electrospun Absorbable Polycaprolactone (PCL) Scaffolds for Hernia Repair Applications
Gregory C Ebersole, MS MS, Evan G Buettmann, Matthew R Macewan, BSE, Michael E Tang, BS, Margaret M Frisella, RN, Brent D Matthews, MD, Corey R Deeken, PhD. Washington University in St. Louis INTRODUCTION: Permanent hernia repair materials rely on pro-fibrotic wound healing. As a result, repair sites are commonly composed of disorganized fibrotic… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias