abdominal hernia

..Incisional hernia is a frequent complication of abdominal surgery. The object of this study was to confirm the safety, efficacy, and feasibility of laparoscopic treatment of abdominal wall defects...

..The patient was treated with laparoscopic repair, in which a large prolene mesh was implanted, and the patient had an uncomplicated post-operative course...

..A review of the laboratory data and short-term clinical follow-up is reviewed to provide a strong basis or argument for the use of ''light weight'' prosthetics in hernia surgery...

..It is better than mechanical devices because, though guaranteeing prosthetic stability, it is completely non-traumatic and presents none of the problems of metal clips...

..Major incisional hernias were defined as >10 cm transverse diameter...

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..An open surgical repair was done, and the postoperative course was uneventful. The literature on pediatric TAWH is briefly reviewed and the findings discussed...

..The mesenterium had not been sutured during the previous operation. The anastomotic segment had twisted semicircularly and adhered to the retroperitoneum, so the mesenteric opening had narrowed...

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..A bioabsorbable tissue scaffold of porcine submucosal small intestine extracellular matrix (Surgisis Gold [SIS]; Cook Biotech Inc, West Lafayette, Ind) mesh is safe and effective for ventral hernia repair...

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..We present a case of a typical type 1 lateral compression pelvic fracture with the less common associated injury of abdominal wall muscle disruption and large-bowel herniation...

..CONCLUSIONS: In patients with incisional hernias, techniques involving autologous tissue mobilization are safe and associated with low recurrence rates...

..Preparation must take into account the special anatomic features of the abdominal wall, especially in the area of the Linea alba and Linea semilunaris...

..These collagen-based mesh products are costly, and long-term evaluation of hernia recurrence rates are necessary to justify their expense...

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..In these families, the presence of apparently causative TCF8 mutations is associated with abdominal and inguinal hernias...

..While conventional mesh repair has been the standard of care in the past, the use of laparoscopic surgery is increasing. It therefore remains uncertain which technique should be recommended as the standard of care...

..Clear explanation of the measures for treatment equivalence before and during trials is mandatory in randomised controlled surgical trials...

..As such, we recommend closing 10 mm or larger port sites irrespective of trocar design...

..The purpose of this study is to evaluate outcomes of patients treated with human cadaveric acellular dermis as an adjunct to abdominal wall reconstruction...

..This study presents a review of the published literature that deals with this uncommon phenomenon, along with a discussion of our patient's clinical presentation and imaging findings...

..The authors recommend a high level of clinical suspicion for TAWH in all patients with traumatic abdominal wall injuries. Definitive treatment includes surgical exploration with primary repair of all tissue layers of the abdominal wall...

A case of traumatic abdominal hernia is reported in a patient with a history of chronic cough. After a bout of coughing 3 months prior to her presentation, the patient developed a large herniation on the left lateral side of the abdomen...

..This technique is also efficacious in the obese patient...

..L. Gore & Associates; Flagstaff, AZ) with the soft side against the adherence material...

..Incisional hernias form following surgery through the incision site or previous drain sites, or through laparoscopic trocar insertion sites...

..To report herein our results of tension-free repair of large incisional hernia with polypropylene mesh using a modification of the method that was described by Usher...

..Treatment of abdominal wall defects must therefore be proposed on an individual basis utilizing one or a combination of the techniques described...

..These patients were treated for either abdominal hernia (156 patients; 89.7%) or a primary defect (22 patients; 10.3%)...

..We report laparoscopic approach to treat TRAM and deep inferior epigastric perforator flap (DIEP) harvest site hernias with mesh...

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..This rapid expansion has markedly increased overall cost, reducing surgical access. Many surgeons believe that the traditional open approach is a cheaper, safer, equally effective alternative...

..5% was found after a mean follow-up period of 46 months. We advocate this procedure for the repair of large, complex incisional hernias with loss of abdominal domain in patients with significant risk factors for recurrence...

..Rats in the PPM/HA/CMC had the highest tensile strength. PPM/HA/CMC approaches the demands of the ideal mesh best, having superior antiadhesive properties, no reherniation and no infection in this rat model of incisional hernia...

..The advantages of the intraperitoneal open technique (IPOM) using a polypropylene mesh that is coated with ePTFE on the side facing the intestine, are described...

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..We present a case of parastomal hernia and describe our technique of repair...

..Moreover, our combined treatment markedly decreased tissue inflammation after hernia repair...

..In this study we sought to determine the safety and efficacy of implanted human acellular dermal graft for abdominal wall reconstruction...

..Against this background, a special reconstruction method employing a mesh, which is performed in our department, is presented...

..The patient underwent an excision of the metastases. She is disease free two years after surgical treatment...

..An experimental study in rats was performed to determine if interposition of a resorbable prosthesis between the PPM and viscera alters biocompatibility, adhesion formation, and herniation...

..There are two possible surgical approaches: the anterior approach with lumbar incision and the laparoscopic (transabdominal or totally extraperitoneal) approach...

..The aim of this study was to compare the adhesion formation, tissue ingrowth, and textile characteristics one year after intra-abdominal placement of the commonly used prosthetic meshes...

..We evaluated the host response to intraperitoneal placement of several prosthetics currently used in clinical practice...

..The decreased trauma at the incision site and the reduction in wound infections appear to be the main advantages. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the early and long-term complications as well as patients' contentment...

..This study reports medium-term outcomes of laparoscopic incisional hernia repair...

..It is shown that there are major physico-chemical differences between available meshes, which, in combination with the location of the mesh, the surgical technique applied and hernia type involved influence the infection potential...

..Very large and complex incisional hernias, especially those involving loss of abdominal wall, present a particular challenge to the surgeon...

..We report the successful repair of incarcerated low SH that was successfully managed by urgent laparoscopic intraperitoneal onlay polytetrafluoroethylene mesh hernioplasty...

..The sixth patient experienced no change at all. Removal of TAS deemed responsible for pain may occasionally provide relief, but the results of removal seem unpredictable and less effective than previously assumed...

..9% of the patients by absolute indications. The number of postoperative hernias was reduced to 0.9%...

..Additional circumferential fixation with tacks is not necessary. CONCLUSIONS: This new mesh fixation method involves simple suturing techniques and is less time consuming than the conventional procedure...

..In order to optimize success, tension-free principles of hernia repair with the use of prosthetic mesh should be followed since no mesh infections occurred in our series...

..This study was designed to reinforce the midline laparotomy closure by including a new prosthetic design between the edges of the surgical wound...

..Second, nonexposure of viscera restricts electrolytic and protein losses, and improves absorption of ascites. Finally, the laparoscopic approach is associated with a lower perioperative blood loss (smaller abdominal incision)...

..After appropriate diagnosis, the defect was repaired using a sheet of synthetic mesh to stabilize the abdominal wall. Based on this case, the management of blunt abdominal wall hernias and the literature are discussed...

..We conclude that Mpathy mesh gives a surgical repair that is at least as strong as that provided by Prolene, along with a higher concentration of mature collagen and less fibrosis (P=0.07), in this canine histology model...

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..It is known, however, that a reduction in the amount of material and an increase in pore size results in better mesh biocompatibility...

..CONCLUSIONS: Large contaminated abdominal wall hernias can be closed by the Components Separation Method, with a low recurrence rate but considerable morbidity...

..However, both types of meshes are convincing due to high tensile strength and low recurrence rates in the long-term run...

..The placement of intraabdominal polypropylene mesh entails risks of adhesions and fistulas that can be avoided by preperitoneal placement...

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..Findings confirmed that the structure and porosity of a biomaterial play a key role in the appearance of adhesions and their consistency...

..Lumbar hernias are uncommon defects of the posterior abdominal wall. Surgical treatment is still controversial in these cases. The aim of this study was to compare outcome and costs of the laparoscopic approach vs the open method...

..Components separation is a viable option for patients with complex abdominal wall defects. Long-term recurrence is rare but wound related complications, operative reinterventions, and hospital readmission are common...

..The long-term results of operative repair with this mesh have not yet been reported, but it is hoped that the aforementioned characteristics will yield favorable outcomes...

..With our persistent inability to detect reversible ischemia, a substantial risk of progression to irreversible ischemia remains when surgery is delayed, particularly in the setting of suspected complete obstruction...

..2%) and included complications from transplant surgery in 2, obesity in 1, leukopenia in 3, sepsis in 1, diabetes mellitus in 1, and wall weakness in 1 patient (3 had more than one risk factor)...

..To present results obtained with laparoscopic correction of incisional lumbar hernia in patients with minimum follow-up of 1 year...

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..This is not just a mechanical divider, being also a conjunctive and vascular support, helping prosthetic tissue integration...

..We sought to determine the best strategy to overcome difficult abdominal wall closures in intestinal transplantation (ITx)...

..For the sheep, 26 out of 30 cases of abdominal hernia had good outcomes and the healing was excellent. There were postoperative complications in 4 ewes...

The objective of this study is to report the challenges and outcome of giant ventral abdominal hernia repair in infants/children in a tertiary care center in Africa.

..An animal (pig) trial was performed to ascertain whether a Trevira mesh offers any advantages over currently employed meshes like Prolene for abdominal hernia repair.

..2) Only in one rat (Prolene) did an abdominal hernia develop. (3) In contrast to PTFE and PPP mesh, NBM showed only minimal adhesion to the intestine...

Implant infection is a common clinical complication of abdominal hernia repair...

..abdominal flap necrosis, partial TRAM flap loss, wound infection, hematoma, seroma, vessel thrombosis, and abdominal hernia. Chi2 analysis and Fisher exact test were performed to determine differences between groups, and linear ..

..Then Benchekroun hydraulic ileal valve is attached to urinary bladder, thus providing a continent stoma for performing intermittent catheterisations...

..In an animal trial it was therefore tested as mesh implant for hernia treatment and compared with Prolene...

..The in hospital mortality is a marker of health care quality. It can be evaluated according by the principal diagnosis of disease or by Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG)...

..Closure of an enterocutaneous fistula and/or stomas in the presence of large abdominal wall defects is a challenging problem. In the present study, the results of the components separation technique are described...

..The aims of this study were to define the best area for free rectus abdominis harvest and to assess its value in head and neck reconstruction...

..We report the details of a human case of sparganosis identified serendipitously in the course of an abdominal hernia repair...

..abdominal hypertrophic scars, six of 21 prechest (anterior surface of the thorax) hypertrophic scars, and no abdominal hernia; the symmetry satisfaction rate was 100 percent among primary cases and nine of 11 in secondary cases...

..To explore an effective method to repair the abdominal wall defect...

..derived from human dermis (FlexHD acellular dermis and FlexHD acellular dermis-thick) in a rabbit abdominal hernia repair model...

b>Abdominal hernia repair is the most frequently performed operation in surgery. Mostly due to lowered recurrence rates mesh repairs in hernia surgery have become an integral component despite increasing mesh-related complications...

..We investigated the hypothesis that vaginal distension effects oviduct contraction, which assists in ovum transport along the oviduct...

..Retrospective study...

..Three years after cesarean section, a 35-year-old female was operated on for suspected anterior abdominal hernia at the site of previous section...

..flap using the tensor fascia lata (pedicled TFL flap) was effective as a treatment for an infectious large abdominal hernia, and reviews the previous literature...

..in the 6- and 10-day-old embryos, which exhibited external malformations such as twisted vertebral column, abdominal hernia, exteriorization of heart and viscera, defects of eye, beak and limb...

..The repair of large abdominal wall defects is still a challenge for pediatric surgeons. Synthetic materials, however, may lead to high complication rates. This study was aimed at applying tissue-engineering methods to abdominal wall repair...

..The Hunter Outcome Survey (HOS) was established to better describe the natural history of this disorder and to evaluate the long-term effect of enzyme replacement therapy...

..Since the abdominal wall is a load-bearing structure made up of muscles and tendons, load signals may be important for successful abdominal wall repair. ..

..Since the abdominal wall is a load-bearing structure made up of muscles and tendons, load signals may be important for successful abdominal wall repair. ..

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