This talk was presented at the 2018 SAGES Meeting/16th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery by John G Linn during the Expect The Unexpected in the Top 21 on April 12 2018
Keyword(s): abdominal access, abdominal wall, acute incarcerated hernia, anesthetized, ascites, atraumatic grasper, bowel, bowel obstruction, cirrhotics, composite mesh, contamination, diuretics, enterotomy, epigastrics, expect the unexpected, fluid drainage, hernia defect, hernia sac, infection, intraoperative, intraperitoneal mesh placement, ischemia, laparoscopic ventral hernia repair, LVHR, medical therapy, mesentery, mesh, open AAA repair, open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, open inguinal hernia repair, permanent prosthetic, portal hypertension, preop management, preoperative management, preoperative optimization, primary closure, resident trainees, serosal tear, single site infection, skin ulceration, SSI, surgical site infection, tacks, traction, transfascial sutures, transplant, umbilical hernias, viscera, wound complications
Benefits of LVHR in unique cases–52 sec
Cirrhosis–1:26
Key points–3:24
Incarcerated VH–3:38
Potential pitfalls–5:20
LVHR in complex cases–5:45