USE OF BIOABSORBALBLE MESH FOR PARASTOMAL HERNIA OF VESICULAR-APPENDICEAL URINARY CONDUIT
Evan Liggett, MD, Ellen Wicker, DO, Carlos Lodeiro, BS, Benjamin Clapp, MD. Texas Tech HSC Paul Foster School of MedicineIntroduction: Bladder and urethral malignancies can require resection with a curative intent. The patient that undergoes resection will need a urinary conduit. The ileum can be used as a conduit for patients that have their bladder… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Ventral hernia repair in obese patients: Tailored preoperative weight loss and results in an Asian cohort
Raquel A Maia, MD, Lee Leng Loh, RN, Hrishikesh Salgaonkar, MS, Sujith Wijerathne, FRCS, Asim Shabir, MBBS, MMed, FRCS, Davide Lomanto, MD, PhD, FAMS. National University SingaporeWith the growing incidence of abdominal hernias due to the high volume of laparotomies performed annually and the exponential global growth of obesity in the last decades both, general… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Video Presentation: Laparoscopic Morgagni Hernia Repair
Chaya Shwaartz, MD1, Mor Aharoni, MD1, Joe Kim2, Motti Cordova, MS1, Mordechai Gutman, MD1, Danny Rosin, MD1. 1Sheba Medical Center, 2Summit Medical GrouupWe present a case of a laparoscopic repair of Morgagni hernia found during surgery. This is a 82 year-old patient presented with mild abdominal discomfort. Preoperative workup suggested the diagnosis of gastric volvulus.… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Abdominal Wall Hernias
Wound Complications After Inguinal Hernia Repair, Has Robotic Surgery Improved Outcomes?
Carla N Holcomb, MD, MSPH1, Li-Ching Huang2, Savannah Renshaw1, Susan Maurer, MD1, Noah Switzer, MD1, Michael Meara, MD1, Courtney Collins, MD1, Vimal Narula, MD1, Benjamin Poulose, MD1. 1Ohio State University Medical Center, 2University of VanderbiltIntroduction: Minimally invasive inguinal hernia surgery has been associated with lower surgical site infections compared to open surgery. However, there is… Continue Reading
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- Posters
- Topic:
- Abdominal Wall Hernias