Andrew S Wu, MD, Min Li, MS, Mark Reiner, MD, Brian P Jacob, MD Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York City Background: Self-gripping mesh may eliminate the need for any additional fixation devices during inguinal hernia repairs. However, its use and outcomes (quality of life and recurrence rates) are not yet prospectively studied in a […]
Matias J Nauts, DO, Linda Szczurek, DO, Margaret Merriam, DO, Marc Neff, MD University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Introduction: A femoral hernia containing an ovary, a rare occurrence, is often diagnosed intra-operatively. In a literature review, few references to this phenomenon have been described. These patient may present with a myriad of […]
Akram Alashari, MD, R Kimball, MD, I Daoud, MD, FACS Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford, CT; University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT Introduction: Internal abdominal hernias develop when one or more viscera extrude through an intraperitoneal orifice but remain within the peritoneal cavity. Internal hernia through an […]
Gerwin A Bernhardt, MD, Benjamin Molderings, Christian Giessauf, MD, Hans-Jorg Mischinger, MD Department of Surgery, Medical University of Graz Introduction: Sports hernia is a clinical diagnosis of chronic, painful musculotendinous injury to the medial inguinal floor occurring with athletic activity without the existance of a groin hernia. Long term results for laparoscopic hernia repair especially […]
Hayashi Nobuyasu, MD, D, Isao Arai, MD, PhD, Tamura Chieko, MD, Ichiro Ohashi, MDPhD, Inoue Shigeharu, MD Hannan Chuo Hospital INTRODUCTION: Single incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) has recently been deployed in certain surgical procedures including totally extra peritoneal (TEP) inguinal hernia repair. Currently, SILS has been demonstrated to perform with no immediate intra or postoperative […]