Introduction: Ventral hernias are one of the most common surgical complications general surgeons face today, with more than 1 million abdominal wall hernia repairs performed in the US each year. While mesh reinforcement of ventral hernia repair is accepted as the standard of care to reduce recurrence rates, the choice of mesh type remains a dilemma for many surgeons. In an attempt to assist in better defining preoperative risk, the Ventral Hernia Working Group has stratified cases into a 4-tier
Introduction: The use of a mesh material for the repair of incisional hernias in high-risk patients is often debated. To date, numerous products and techniques exists for the repair of such abdominal wall hernias. Patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) represent a unique sub-group of these high-risk patients in which definitive treatment of their hernia is implicit to maintaing outpatient CAPD therapy. In this case series, we describe our institutions experience with hernia
Introduction
Since it was first introduced, Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair using the Trans-abdominal pre-peritoneal approach (TAPP) has been described as a safe modality for repair of inguinal hernias. Perhaps the main difference between TAPP and other types of inguinal hernia repair is that TAPP inherently involves the creation of a peritoneal defect. Over the years many methods for the closure of this defect have been introduced. More recently these techniques have involved the use of ba
Introduction: This study analyzes the clinical features and feasibility of ultrasound findings of the inguinal regions to justify diagnostic and treatment algorithm for patients with inguinal hernia.
Materials and methods
Total 51 male patients with inguinal hernia were examined in age group of 28 to 56 years. Besides general clinical examination, they underwent ultra sound of groin area with real time linear transducer with frequency of 3.5-7.0 MHz scan speed. The study were conducted
Introduction:
Various attempts have been made to improve post-operative pain in patients undergoing laparoscopic ventral hernia repair. Despite these attempts, this operation can be very painful and require several days in the hospital.
Methods:
Clinical Quality Improvement (CQI) was implemented for a hernia program and included defining dynamic care processes based on the entire cycle of care for patients undergoing laparoscopic ventral hernia repair. We also defined outcome measures that de