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Video Author: Bittner J

Addressing complications & recurrences after component separation

Presented by James G Bittner at the Masters Hernia: Recurrent Hernias – Making the Best of a Bad Situation during the SAGES 2018 Annual Meeting.

Posted on
09/18/2018
Learning Themes
Hernia
Sources
2018 Annual Meeting
Masters Level
300
Video Authors
Bittner J

Adolescent & teenage inguinal hernia: A parent\’s opinion

Presented by James G Bittner at the Mesh: Must Avoid or Must Have? during the SAGES 2018 Annual Meeting.

Posted on
09/17/2018
Learning Themes
Hernia
Sources
2018 Annual Meeting
Masters Level
200
Video Authors
Bittner J

SAGES Resident Webinar : Hernia Repair Surgery-February, 2018

February Resident Webinar

Recorded on February 6, 2018 Chairs: Jacob Greenberg, MD & Siva Vithiananthan, MD Faculty: James Bittner, MD; Brent Matthews, MD Program Outline: – Welcome and Overview – Jacob Greenberg, MD and Siva Vithiananthan, MD – Materials for Hernia Repair – Brent Matthews, MD – TAP vs. TEP – Siva Vithiananthan, MD – Component Separation – […]

Posted on
03/12/2018
Learning Themes
Academic / Educational, Hernia
Sources
Resident Webinar
Presentation Types
Webinar
Video Tags
abdomen, abdominal wall, abdominal wall compliance, abdominal wall reconstruction, ABSITE, absorbable mesh, academic surgery, acute care surgery, adhesiolysis, adhesions, adverse event, Africa, algorithm, anatomy, Annals of Surgery, anterior axillary line, athletic pubalgia, AWR, balloon, balloon dissector, Bard-Davol, biologic mesh, biomaterials, bladder, bowel complications, bridging technique, camera, capacitive coupling, carter thomason device, caudad, central failure, cephalad, clean-contaminated, clinical outcomes, clinical trials, coated mesh, colon, colorectal surgery, committees, complex hernias, complications, component separation, concomitant, conjoint tendon, contaminated wound, contralateral, conversion, cord lipoma, cord structures, CT scan, devascularization, diagnostic laparoscopy, diastasis recti, direct hernia, docking, education, elective hernia repair, endocrine surgery, enterotomy, European, evidence based, experience, expertise, external oblique, fascia, female, fibrin sealant, fistula, France, gastroenterology, general surgery, glue, graspers, groin hernia, guidelines, gunshot wound, Hasson, heavyweight mesh, hernia, hernia defect, hernia sac, HWM, iliac crest, incarcerated bowel, incarcerated hernia, incisional hernia, indirect hernia, inferior epigastric artery, inferior epigastric vessels, informed consent, ingrowth, inguinal canal, inguinal hernia repair, inguinal ligament, instrumentation, interior oblique, internal oblique, internal ring, intraperiatal hernia, intraperitoneal, IPOM, Kocher, laparoscopic approach, laparoscopic hernia repair, laparoscopic ventral hernia repair, laparotomy, leak, learning curve, lighed retractor, lightweight mesh, linea alba, linea semilunaris, LVHR, LWM, males, management, medialization, medical student, Medtronic, mesh, mesh fixation, mesh infection, mesh reinforcement, mesh removal, midline, minimally invasive surgery, MIS, myopectineal orifice, myopectineal orificie, needle driver, NEJM, neurovascular perforators, New England Journal of Medicine, numbness, obese, off-label use, open approach, open surgery, open ventral hernia repair, operative time, ostomy takedown, out-of-pocket, pain, patient outcomes, pelvis, perforated colon, peritoneal flap, peritoneum, periumbilical perforator sparing component separation, plastics, plication, pneumoperitoneum, polypropylene mesh, postoperative complications, postoperative infection, prehabilitation, preperitoneal space, primary fascial closure, primary repair, prospective randomized trials, psoas, PTFE, pubic symphysis, QoL, quality of life, reconstruction, rectus abdominis, rectus muscle, rectus sheath, recurrence rate, recurrent hernia, redo surgery, renal transplant, reoperation, repair, research, resident, residents, retrorectus repair, rib, RIHR, Rives-Stoppa retromuscular repair, robotic hernia repair, robotic inguinal hernia repair, robotic platform, robotic ventral hernia repair, rTAPP, rTEP, RVHR, scissors, scrotal hernia repair, self-gripping mesh, self-locking suture, seroma, Shouldice repair, skill set, small intestine, smoker, solid organ surgery, spermatic cord, spine, SSI, sterilization, suction irrigator, surgical missions, surgical site infection, synthetic mesh, tacks, TAPP, TAR, technique, tension, TEP, TEP inguinal hernia repair, testicular tumor, totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair, transfascial sutures, transversus abdominis release, trauma, trocar, trocar site hernia, Ultrapro, umbilical hernia, vascular complications, ventral hernia repair, watchful waiting, weight loss, Whipple, wound morbidity, xiphoid process
Video Authors
Bittner J, Greenberg J, Matthews B, Vithiananthan S
Video Institutions
Brown University Alpert Medical School, Carolinas Healthcare System, Carolinas Medical Center, Carolinas Medical Center Mercy, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Clinic, Levine Children's Hospital, The Miriam Hospital, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, University of Washington, University of Wisconsin, Virginia Commonwealth University

Presented by John S Roth, MD at the SS06: Ventral Hernias held during the 2017 SAGES Annual Meeting in Houston, TX on Thursday, March 23, 2017 Keyword(s): absorbable mesh, adhesiolysis, adverse events, allcomers trial, BMI, body mass index, burst strength, C.R. Bard, cardiovascular comorbidities, CDC class I, chronic pain, class II wound, class III wound, […]

Posted on
03/23/2017
Learning Themes
Hernia
Sources
2017 Annual Meeting
Video Authors
Anthone G, Bittner J, Dunn R, Earle D, Goldblatt M, Greenberg J, Hope W, Linn J, Mancini G, Martindale R, Parra-Davila E, Poulose B, Romanelli J, Roth J, Sandler B, Selzer D, Voeller G

Presented by James G Bittner at the PG Course: Robotic Hernia Surgery – What can Robotics add to my Hernia Armamentarium? held during the 2017 SAGES Annual Meeting in Houston, TX on Wednesday, March 22, 2017 Keyword(s): abdominal wall, anterior axillary line, anterior rectus sheath, caudad, cephalad, defect closure, diastasis, dissection, docking, drain, equipment, fibrin […]

Posted on
03/22/2017
Learning Themes
Hernia
Sources
2017 Annual Meeting
Masters Level
100
Video Authors
Bittner J
Video Institutions
Virginia Commonwealth University--Richmond VA

SAGES Webinar : Optimizing Outcomes for Inguinal Hernia Repair-September 2012

Matthew Goldblatt, MD – Course Moderator/Speaker Andrew Kastenmeier, MD – Faculty Speaker David Chen, MD – Faculty Speaker Brian Jacob, MD – Faculty Speaker Open inguinal hernia repair by Dr. Matthew Goldblatt–2:03 disclosures–2:54 inguinal hernia overview–3:03 indications for hernia repair–4:49 citation–7:01 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16 Keyword(s): 10 lb lifting restriction, 10 mm camera, 10 mm trocar, 12th rib, […]

Posted on
05/23/2014
Video Categories
Hernia
Learning Themes
Academic / Educational, Hernia
Sources
Hernia Project, Resident Webinar
Presentation Types
Webinar
Video Authors
Amid P, Bittner J, Chen D, Ferzli G, Goldblatt M, Jacob B, Kastenmeier A, Lichtenstein I, Netter F, Reinpold W, Schwaitzberg S
Video Institutions
Baricenter Laparoscopic Surgical Center--New York NY, Creighton University--Omaha NE, Erasmus University--Rotterdam Netherlands, Juliane Marie Centre--Denmark, Laparoscopic Surgical Center--New York NY, Lichtenstein Amid Hernia Clinic at UCLA--Los Angeles CA, Medical College of Wisconsin--Milwaukee WI, Mount Sinai Medical Center--New York NY, NYU Lutheran Medical Center--Brooklyn NY, University at Buffalo--Buffalo NY, University Hospitals Case Western Reserve University--Cleveland OH, VCU--Richmond VA, Wilhemsburger Krankenhaus Gross-Sand Hospital--Hamburg Germany

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Beyond the Basics

SAGES Webinar on January 21 introductory review–3:04 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=23355163 The difficult GB by Dr. James G Bittner IV–5:24 disclosures–5:45 objectives–5:50 predictors of difficult LC–6:19 pt Keyword(s): 12mm epigastric trocar, 4 Fr, ABD, aberrant anatomy, aberrant ducts, abnormal anatomy, abscess, absorbable sutures, ACS, active fistula, acute cholangitis, acute cholecystitis, acute inflammation, advanced MIS fellowship, adverse events, age, […]

Posted on
02/10/2014
Video Categories
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Learning Themes
HPB / Biliary, Liver
Sources
Resident Webinar
Presentation Types
Webinar
Video Authors
Berci G, Bittner J, Brunt L, Marks J, McCune W, Mellinger J, Perisatt J, Phillips M, Ponsky J, Soper N, Strasberg S
Video Institutions
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center--West Hollywood CA, Cleveland Clinic--Cleveland OH, Feinberg School of Medicine--Chicago IL, SIU School of Medicine--Springfield IL, University Hospitals Case Medical Center--Cleveland OH, University of Tennessee Medical Center--Knoxville TN, VCU--Richmond VA, Washington University School of Medicine--St Louis MO

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