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Video Institution: Lichtenstein Amid Hernia Clinic At UCLA--Los Angeles CA

Please don’t do things with the robot just because you can

Presented by David C Chen at the International Hernia Symposium 2018: “You Did What?” during the SAGES 2018 Annual Meeting.

Posted on
09/17/2018
Learning Themes
Hernia
Sources
2018 Annual Meeting
Video Authors
Chen D
Video Institutions
Lichtenstein Amid Hernia Clinic at UCLA--Los Angeles CA

Reoperation for recurrence with pain being a significant complaint

Presented by David C Chen at the Masters Hernia: Recurrent Hernias – Making the Best of a Bad Situation during the SAGES 2018 Annual Meeting.

Posted on
09/17/2018
Learning Themes
Hernia
Sources
2018 Annual Meeting
Masters Level
300
Video Authors
Chen D
Video Institutions
Lichtenstein Amid Hernia Clinic at UCLA--Los Angeles CA

Presented by David Chia-Chang Chen at the Symposium: International Hernia Collaboration Symposium held during the 2017 SAGES Annual Meeting in Houston, TX on Thursday, March 23, 2017 Keyword(s): absorbable suture, air knot, anatomy, anterior, bilayer mesh, conjoint tendon, cord dissection, cost effective, cremasteric bundle, cremasteric muscle, expertise, experts, fascia, field block, general anesthesia, genital nerve, […]

Posted on
03/23/2017
Learning Themes
Hernia
Sources
2017 Annual Meeting
Video Authors
Chen D
Video Institutions
Lichtenstein Amid Hernia Clinic at UCLA--Los Angeles CA

Presented by Shirin Towfigh at the Video Face-Off Panel: Minimally Invasive Inguinal Hernia Repair held during the 2017 SAGES Annual Meeting in Houston, TX on Thursday, March 23, 2017 Keyword(s): abdominal, abdominal wall, absorbable tack, air, anatomy, anterior repair, anterior superior iliac spine, ASIS, assistant, assistant port, baleout, balloon, barbed suture, BioGlue, bladder, bladder injury, […]

Posted on
03/23/2017
Learning Themes
Hernia
Sources
2017 Annual Meeting
Video Authors
Chen D, Dais J, Felix E, Towfigh S
Video Institutions
Lichtenstein Amid Hernia Clinic at UCLA--Los Angeles CA

Presented by David Chia-Chang Chen 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): adoption curve, anatomy, chronic pain, Coopers ligament, cord lipoma, direct hernia, dissection, expertise, femoral canal, femoral hernia, general […]

Posted on
03/22/2017
Learning Themes
Hernia
Sources
2017 Annual Meeting
Masters Level
200
Video Authors
Chen D
Video Institutions
Lichtenstein Amid Hernia Clinic at UCLA--Los Angeles CA

Defect closure in direct hernias- Really? Tension free is the best

Presented by David Chen at the International Hernia Symposium during the SAGES 2016 Annual Meeting.

Posted on
10/05/2016
Learning Themes
Hernia
Sources
2016 Annual Meeting
Masters Level
200
Video Authors
Chen D
Video Institutions
Lichtenstein Amid Hernia Clinic at UCLA--Los Angeles CA

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

SAGES Webinar : Patient Centered Outcomes in Inguinal Hernia Repair-September 2012

This webinar on Patient Centered Outcomes in Inguinal Hernia Repair has been developed specifically for residents and features four expert panelists: Brian Jacob, MD (Chair); George Ferzli, MD; B. Todd Heniford, MD; David Chen, MD webinar begins–3:57 Outcomes are paramount: Predicting chronic pain after IHR by Dr. B Todd Heniford–6:23 inguinal hernia recurrence rates–7:45 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=20395851 […]

Posted on
09/26/2012
Video Categories
Hernia and Abdomen, SAGES Resident Webinars
Learning Themes
Hernia
Sources
Resident Webinar
Presentation Types
Webinar
Video Authors
Chen D, Ferzli G, Heniford B, Jacob B
Video Institutions
Carolinas HealthCare System--Charlotte NC, Carolinas Medical Center--Charlotte NC, Laparoscopic Surgical Center--New York NY, Lichtenstein Amid Hernia Clinic at UCLA--Los Angeles CA, Mount Sinai Hospital--New York NY, NYU Lutheran Langone Health System--Staten Island NY, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center--Los Angeles CA

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Addressing Religious Concerns About COVID-19 Vaccine

This may be a difficult subject matter for you and your patient to talk about.  Be assured, all major organized religious groups encourage and recommend the COVID-19 vaccine. Listed below are references and websites you can direct your patient towards to help them make an informed decision with regards to their religious concerns against the […]

SAGES Statement on AAPI Violence

The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) stands in solidarity with the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. In the summer of 2020, SAGES released a statement condemning the violence, racism, and hatred toward the Black community in the wake of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor’s murders. It is with great sorrow […]

Free SAGES Webinar: Lessons from COVID on Living and Thriving as Surgeons

SAGES recognizes that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a big impact on surgical practice and in surgeon wellness. SAGES’ Reimagining the Practice of Surgery Taskforce will present “Finding the Opportunities: Lessons from COVID and How We Live and Thrive as Surgeons”  to look at ways in which innovative leadership at various levels may help transform […]

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