This talk was presented at the 2018 SAGES Meeting/16th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery by Talar Tejirian during the International Hernia Symposium 2018: “You Did What?” on April 14 2018
Keyword(s): abdominal laxity, abdominal wall, acetylcholine, Botox, Botulinum Toxin A, bowel peristalsis, BTA, external oblique, general surgeon, hernia defect, hernia recurrence, hernia repair, Hollywood, infiltration, inflammation, injection, internal oblique, interventional radiologists, intraabdominal volume, IR, laparotomy, lateral abdominal wall complex, linea alba, local anesthesia, multimodal pain control, muscle paralysis, nurses, opioid addiction, pain transmitters, peritoneum, POP, postop pain, postoperative pain, prevention, rats, retraction, Rives-Stoppa hernia repair, saline, sedation, transversus abdominis, ultrasound
Why use Botulinum Toxin A for the abdominal wall?–1:13
Lengthening of lateral muscle complex–2:32 Surg Endosc 2017
Hernia prevention–3:47 Spine 2009
Steps for BTA injection–5:59
Is BTA safe?–6:50
How much should I use?–7:10
Conclusion–7:48